Òpera Die Zauberflöte

New production of Mozart's The Magic Flute with the choreographic vision of Marcos Morau, founder of La Veronal, and the honorary music direction of Josep Pons at the head of the Liceu orchestra.

This production presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera as a theatrical utopia in which music and image intertwine to build a bridge between opposing worlds. Marcos Morau, choreographer and founder of La Veronal, signs the choreographic vision of the staging, while Josep Pons, in his new capacity as honorary music director, conducts the Liceu orchestra.

The story follows the spiritual journey of Tamino and Pamina, who overcome fears, silences and illusions to reach a knowledge that illuminates from within. Beneath the guise of an initiation tale lie enchanted animals, ritual trials and the solar temple of Sarastro, where reason, wisdom and brotherhood guide the path. Standing against that order rises the Queen of the Night, whose aria issues an order to kill in the name of filial love. Papageno completes the picture with a tension between desire and discipline, play and faith.

Morau proposes reading the story as a tale for adults, in which light never advances without casting a shadow and knowledge is won rather than inherited. The show is staged at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.