[Upcoming Event] Die
Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
THE MAGIC FLUTE: AN ENCHANTING AND
MAGICAL TREAT FROM MOZART
Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – A magical and enchanting
opera, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
is happening this November 2019! It is brought to you by KLCO!
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC
FLUTE) – Show Details:
Date and time:
Thu
21 November, 2019, 8:00PM
Fri
22 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Sat
23 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Sun
24 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Free
pre-performance talk half an hour before the show.
Venue
Pentas
1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC)
Back
in 1790, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
the prolific composer of his times, had fallen on hard times and struggling to
make ends meet. Constantly short of money and recognition, caring for his wife
who is often ill and living a life filled with misfortune was depressing. A
chanced reunion with an old friend,
Emanuel Schikaneder, who was looking for a new play to thrill the Viennese gave rise to the Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German
libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The
work was premiered on 30 September 1791
at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in
Vienna, just two months before the composer's premature death.
The Magic Flute tells the story of Tamino, a prince who must undergo a
series of tests, accompanied by his sidekick Papageno, in order to marry the princess Pamina. Alongside the priest Sarastro,
Tamino, Papageno, and Pamina
battle Pamina's mother, the evil and
mysterious Queen of the Night.
KLCO established since 2012, is the only active opera company in the country presenting
and promoting western operas. Some of KLCO’s past productions include Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s La Bohème,
Madama Butterfly, Bizet’s Carmen, Donizetti’s
L’Elisir d’Amore, La fille du régiment, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Mozart’s masterpiece,
The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro)
and Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel &
Gretel.
Conducting
an orchestra ensemble of 24 players
is a renowned Colombian Conductor, Juan
Montoya, recipient of the Order of Merit Don Juan de Correl, Silver
Category awarded by the Colombian government and city council of Medellin and
winner of the 2019 BOH Cameronian award.
He has been the principal conductor at KLCO in Malaysia since 2014. KLCO
welcomes back award-winning stage director, actor and lighting designer, Amelia
Tan who had previously directed KLCO’s productions La fille du régiment and
Madama Butterfly.
KLCO’s
production of The Magic Flute will feature a double cast for the leading roles
of Pamina, Tamino, Papageno and Queen of the Night. Sopranos, Yeoh
Ker Ker and Evelyn Toh will share the role of Pamina and tenors, Yap Jin Hin and Heo Yueh Ren will sing
the role of Tamino. Playing the role of Papageno will be Samuel Lim and Köln-based Malaysian baritone, Aw Yeow Hoay.
As
part of KLCO’s mission of providing a platform for young singers, Joyce Lee Tung (Queen of the Night), Florence Chong (Queen of the Night),
Janet Kan (First Lady), Tan Sin Sim (Second Lady) and Dennis Lau (Speaker of the Temple) makes their debut with the
company. Other familiar faces returning to the production are YiLing Chaing (Third Lady), Bui Yik Ling
(Papagena), Joseph Ng, Alphonsus Sim (Armored Man, Priests).
The
cast will be supported by a 50-member KL City Opera Chorus and children from
the Opera for Kids and Teens workshop.
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE) – Show
Details:
Date and time:
Thu
21 November, 2019, 8:00PM
Fri
22 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Sat
23 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Sun
24 November, 2019; 8:00PM
Free
pre-performance talk half an hour before the show.
Venue
Pentas
1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC)
Jalan
Strachan off Jalan Ipoh
51100
Kuala Lumpur
Ticket Price
Thu
21 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM128.00, RM148.00
Fri
22 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM128.00, RM148.00
Sat
23 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM148.00, RM168.00
Sun
24 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM148.00, RM168.00
Early
bird 20% discount (1 August –15 September, 2019); Minimum 1 ticket &
applicable for all price categories
Student/Senior/Physically
Challenged Price 10% discount
Tickets
are available from http://www.proticketshop.com.my
or KLPAC's Box Office 03-40479000.
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