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A magical musical theatre fairy tale for all the family | Mozart to the Moon and Back

The Magic Flute is an exciting fairy-tale opera. What’s more, it’s probably the most famous opera in the world – everyone knows the Queen of the Night’s aria, even if they’ve never seen or heard the whole piece. It was in 1791 that Mozart wrote his opera about Prince Tamino, who sets out to rescue Princess Pamina with the aid of a mysterious magic flute.

Silbersee and De Toneelmakerij are now making a new version for anyone aged seven or above. This Magic Flute is set against the backdrop of an intergalactic battle between the Night and the Sun. The young astronaut Tamino crashes his rocket in a forgotten corner of the Milky Way. There he meets the star-catcher Papageno, and together they set off on an adventure to rescue the princess. Their mission is a success, and the astronaut falls head over heels in love with the self-assured princess. And she falls in love with him. And sure enough –because that’s what happens in fairy tales – they live happily ever after. Unless… maybe it’s not that simple.

Music theatre company Silbersee and De Toneelmakerij are joining forces to produce a totally contemporary version of Mozart’s masterpiece, in which classical music, rap, dance and theatre blend to create magical musical theatre for all the family.

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Cast and crew

by:: De Toneelmakerij and Silbersee
direction:: Paul Knieriem
musical direction:: Romain Bischoff
libretto:: Daniël van Klaveren
composed by:: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Genevieve Murphy
dramaturgy:: Paulien Geerlings
scenography:: Morgana Machado Marques
scenography assistent:: Rachelle Elstak
costumes:: Jorine van Beek
light design:: Gé Wegman
sound design:: Maurits Thiel
with:: Nadia Amin, Viola Cheung, Arnout Lems, Genevieve Murphy, Carl Refos, Michaela Riener, Meneka Senn, Guus van der Steen, Georgi Sztojanov, Carlos de Vries
thanks to:: Abdelhadi Baaddi, Stichting Dioraphte and Het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

Paul Knieriem and Romain Bischoff about The Magic Flute

Paul Knieriem is artistic leader of de Toneelmakerij since 2019
“One of my earliest theatre experiences was a trip to see The Magic Flute directed by Frank Groothof. The performance made a deep impression on me and now I have children of my own we also listen to The Magic Flute together. The music is beautiful, enchanting and timeless. I hope our young audiences will be as powerfully affected as I was 25 years ago.”

Romain Bischoff is artistic leader of Silbersee
“At the opera house in Liège, as a farmers’ son with no classical background, Mozart’s The Magic Flute literally cast a spell on me. Mozart has given us a treasure trove of magical melodies. Bright, vibrant, dazzling music that transports us to different worlds. With a diverse cast, from beatboxer to opera singer, from spoken word performer to Scottish bagpipe player, we’ll be making The Magic Flute with the maestro Mozart in our DNA. We’re going to take children and families on a journey to a new, imaginative, intergalactic musical theatre cosmos of 2040.”