
Die Zauberflöte
von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Staatstheater Kosice
Premiere am 17./18. Februar 2023
Fotos: Joseph Marčinsky

A Journey of Insight
The Magic Flute begins as a classic story of heroism and initiation: a young man falls in love with the portrait of a woman. He is sent on a journey to defeat the villain who stole her and free the woman he desires. The special twist here, however, is that the supposed villain is not really evil (although we don't know whether he is really good either) and the image that was initially conveyed to the prince turns out to be untruth and intrigue. - Or not?
The journey of Tamino and his companion Papageno is not just a search for truth, it ultimately develops into a search for human perfection. Through the encounter with Sarastro's priestly community, who as “initiates” have secret wisdom, the theme of striving for the good and the divine and the will to overcome human badness and stupidity opens up.
Cast of Characters

Sarastro
Jozef Benci, Ivan Zvarík, Michal Onufer
Tamino
Andrej Vancel, Maksym Kutsenko
Königin der Nacht
Lucie Kańková, Eva Bodorová, Gabriela Hrzenjak
Pamina
Aneta Hollá, Veronika Bilová
Papageno
Marek Gurbaľ, Marián Lukáč, Martin Kovács
Papagena
Silvia Ondočko, Veronika Bilová
Monostatos
Maksym Kutsenko, Anton Baculík
Erste Dame
Janette Zsigová, Lubica Strapáčová
Zweite Dame
Viera Kállayová, Alena Fialeková
Dritte Dame
Myroslava Havryliuk, Barbara Sopková
Orchester a Zbor Opery ŠDKE

Production Team
Libretto___Emanuel Schikaneder
Director___Alexander Wiegold
Music Production___Vinicius Kattah
Set Design___Ondrej Zachar, Alexander Wiegold
Costumes___Tomáš Kypta
Visual Design___Michael Balgavy
Light Design___Róbert Farkaš
Choreography___Andrej Petrovič
Fotography___Joseph Marčinsky
Dramaturgy___Stanislav Trnovsky



