 The Magic Flute in Warsaw
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants sponsored the production of "The Magic Flute" at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw. This performance was held in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth and premiered on June 16, 2006.
The production was staged by Achim Freyer, acclaimed director, contemporary painter and set designer of the opera stage. Born in 1934 in Berlin, Freyer was trained by Bertolt Brecht at Berlin's Academy of Arts. He has been working as a director since 1972, as well as a stage and costume designer for theatre and opera. He held a professorship at the Hochschule der Künste (Art College) in Berlin, and his objects, paintings and installations have been exhibited at galleries all over Europe.
Mozart's last opera, which opened in Vienna less than three months before the composer's death, is a complex tale of the struggle between good and evil, reason and irrationality. In the opera, the handsome Prince Tamino falls in love with Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night. Pamina has been kidnapped by Sarastro, the ruler of the temple of wisdom. The wise priest has taken Pamina to rescue her from the influence of her mother. Accompanied by birdcatcher Papageno, Prince Tamino sets off on a journey to find his beloved. With the aid of a magic flute and bells, Tamino overcomes all obstacles and, in the end, frees Pamina. In the course of his journey, Tamino learns to admire Sarastro's wisdom and becomes his disciple. Tamino's real reward, though, is marrying his beloved Pamina.
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