PRAGUE - Mozart's enduring operatic legacy culminates in a work that is both entertaining and profound, a fantastic spectacle that is also a magical ritual of human enlightenment – this is *The Magic Flute*. And you will find all of this in the production by Vladimír Morávek, brimming with vibrant theatricality, a suspenseful atmosphere, and mysterious symbols. There is something for everyone – adults, children, and even very young children, provided they are not afraid.

*The Magic Flute* was written by the thirty-five-year-old **Mozart** for a popular audience at the Theater an der Wien, where its world premiere took place on September 30, 1791, just three months before the composer's untimely death. The German libretto was written by the actor, theater entrepreneur, and Mozart's friend, **Emanuel Schikaneder**. The authors drew inspiration from the tradition of Viennese "magic opera," in which, alongside characters from the human world, various fairytale creatures and animals appeared, and stage machinery effects were also used.

*The Magic Flute* has become the most famous example of this popular genre, not only thanks to its fairytale story, in which Prince Tamino, with the help of the magic flute and the comic companion Papageno, searches for a way to reach Princess Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night, but also thanks to its references to the mysterious symbolism of Freemasonry, and above all, thanks to Mozart's enchanting music, which can captivate the heart of every audience member. The opera found its way to Prague just a year after its Viennese premiere and was first performed in the building that is now the Estates Theatre on October 25, 1792.

PLEASE NOTE: The performance includes fire effects.

Suitable for audiences from age 7.

Chorus of the National Theatre
Orchestra of the National Theatre
Kühn's Children's Choir
Acrobatic group Long Vehicle Circus

National Theatre / gnews . jav