Die Zauberflöte

In the organizer's words:

Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Text by Emanuel Schikaneder

A deep blue, sparkling starry sky with a reclining crescent moon on which the starry Queen of the Night floats effortlessly in - yes, this stage set is an icon, a true classic like "The Magic Flute" itself. In 1815, the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel designed it for a Berlin performance. Around ten years later, he designed the new theater building for Theater Aachen together with Peter Cremer. The famous decorations of Schinkel's "Magic Flute" become a source of inspiration for Aachen artist Tim Berresheim, who uses his exuberant imagination and computer-generated art to further develop the mystical, twisted worlds between entwining nature, temples and starry skies. Together with director Geertje Boeden, he tackles the riddles of the magical fairytale opera: Is there good and evil? Who can Tamino, Papageno and Pamina trust on their journey? Equipped with magical instruments that can bring peace to the world and great hope of finding love along the way, the three try to overcome the power games of their parents' generation. A multi-layered, visually stunning "Magic Flute" in a version for school classes and the whole family.