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The Magic Flute Autumn Performances 2020 The Magic Flute PERFORMANCES ON 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 AND 21 NOVEMBER 9 AND 10 DECEMBER A new Magic Flute At last year’s Festival we premiered a needs to tell a story through music brand new, large-scale production of and theatre. Die Zauberflöte. We threw everything Our dedication at Glyndebourne is to at it: masses of scene changes, ensemble music making, ensemble props galore, puppets, and exquisite acting, and a way of working which costumes… Our plan was to revive is collaborative. So while we call this the production at Glyndebourne a semi-staging, the performers don’t this autumn, and take it out on the view it that way: for them it is the full road to visit our regular touring thing. Mozart and Schikaneder were partners’ theatres. both practical theatre people, and we Alas, Covid-19 struck, and we all know think they would have approved of how 2020 has developed since. We left our refusal to give up in the face of it as late as possible to cancel our Tour, adversity! hoping that everything would right It is an unusual year, and this is an itself in time, but with social distancing unusual performance – and we hope in place, and touring venues closed, we you enjoy it: it’s not often you get to sit had to start to think very differently. in this beautiful theatre to experience We realised that an interval doesn’t great music and theatre with so much work with social distancing, nor does space around you. Think of it as an up a costume fitting, nor can a stage crew grade to first class, and sit back... but function properly (for this production don’t relax too much: theatre is a two they operated with the energy and way, live activity and we need you to proximity of a rugby scrum). At some provide the noise, laughs and energy of point we said, enough of what’s not a packed auditorium. In years to come possible, and asked ourselves instead: you’ll be able to say, ‘I was there during what can we do? the pandemic, and saw a wonderful The answer is before you today. A semi- performance of The Magic Flute…’ and staged, abbreviated version of The Magic then you’ll regale your friends with the Flute, performed in English. It’s the names of world famous singers who same fantastic cast, led by conductor you first heard here, today. Leo McFall and director Donna Stirrup Thanks for coming to join us, for (who, together, came up with this arriving as arranged, following one- shortened version). Our orchestra is a way systems, sanitising your hands, little smaller than normal, but they are and for sitting separately, muzzled like on stage so you can actually see them, Papageno is after his encounter with and there are no boys because they’ve the Three Ladies. Hopefully soon we missed too much school! will be able to return to our anarchic, There’s no scenery, and the costumes un-masked selves, but for the moment and props are what we could find that it’s only possible to make live opera if we thought helped the story and fitted we all work together. Thank you. the singers. Opera has the reputation of being a lavish art form, and sometimes Stephen Langridge it is, but it is amazing how little one Artistic Director GLYNDEBOURNE.COM | 2 Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart English version by Jeremy Sams CAST in order of appearance Performed by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Tamino Limited Thomas Atkins Nick Pritchard 9 & 10 December ___ First Lady Conductor Carrie-Ann Williams Leo McFall Second Lady Director Kamilla Dunstan Donna Stirrup Third Lady Assistant Conductor Eirlys Myfanwy Davies & Chorus Director The Magic Flute Aidan Oliver Papageno Huw Montague Rendall Sung in English, with English supertitles Assistant Director Ian Rutherford Queen of Night Nazan Fikret Vocal Coach Steven Maughan Monostatos David Shaw Répétiteur & Glockenspiel Matthew Fletcher Pamina Gemma Summerfield Lighting design Performances on 1, 7, 10, 15, 17 and 21 November; Jonny Venn Speaker 9 and 10 December at 4.oopm John Mackenzie-Lavansch Costume Coordinator Performances on Sarah Umney Sarastro 3, 5, 12 and 19 November David Shipley start at 7.00pm Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra Second Priest/ Leader Richard Milone First Man in Armour Brenden Gunnell The Glyndebourne Chorus First Priest/ Second Man in Armour The edition of Die Zauberflöte William Thomas (The Magic Flute) used in these performances is published by Papagena Bärenreiter-Edition, Kassel. Madison Nonoa-Horsefield Performed by arrangement with Faber Music Ltd, London. GLYNDEBOURNE.COM | 3 SYNOPSIS The Magic Flute Alone in a foreign land, Prince Tamino is and Papageno face the first trial: silence. attacked by a giant serpent. He faints, but Papageno fails almost immediately, but when he comes to, realises that he has Tamino holds firm. The Queen of Night been rescued – someone else has killed the still seeks revenge, and orders Pamina to monster. Papageno, the Queen of Night’s kill Sarastro. Monostatos overhears and bird-catcher is quick to claim the credit, but threatens to expose the plot unless Pamina is soon corrected by the queen’s three ladies. surrenders to his desires. But Sarastro They give Tamino a portrait of Pamina, the discovers his scheme, dismisses Monostatos queen’s daughter, who has been abducted and forgives Pamina. Papageno and Tamino by the tyrant Sarastro. Tamino falls instantly are still sworn to silence. Papageno once in love. The queen herself appears, and again fails by talking to an old woman. promises the Prince her daughter’s hand if he Tamino plays his magic flute, which can rescue her. To help him on his quest the summons Pamina to him. She speaks but he ladies give him a magic flute and Papageno a cannot reply, forcing her to believe that he no set of magic bells. Tamino sets off, joined by longer loves her. Sarastro orders Pamina and a reluctant Papageno. Tamino to bid each other a final farewell – they must now prepare for the final trials. Imprisoned in Sarastro’s temple underground, Pamina is at the mercy of Monostatos. But his Papageno expresses his wish for a wife of lecherous plans are interrupted by Papageno, his own, and is rewarded by the return of the who tells Pamina of Tamino’s love and his old lady. The instant he reluctantly agrees to quest to rescue her. Arriving at the temple, marry her she is transformed into his perfect Tamino is greeted by a priest, who tells him Papagena. that he has been deceived by the Queen of Two men in armour help Tamino prepare Night; all is not as she described. for his final trials. Free now to speak, he Papageno and Pamina have escaped, but is reunited with Pamina who resolves are pursued by Monostatos. Papageno uses to undergo the trials of fire and water his magic bells to enchant their pursuers, alongside him. but just as they are once again free they hear The Queen of Night, Monostatos and their Sarastro and his followers approaching. allies make one final attempt to overthrow Pamina confesses all and is forgiven, Sarastro but fail. ‘The banner of sunlight at but Sarastro still refuses to release her. last is unfurled; an end to all evil and light Tamino enters, captured by a triumphant to the world’ proclaims Sarastro. He Monostatos. He and Pamina meet briefly for welcomes Tamino and Pamina into the the first time before Tamino is led away to brotherhood as members of the order prepare for his initiation into Sarastro’s order. celebrate a new era of wisdom. Monostatos is punished. Sarastro has persuaded the brotherhood to accept Tamino as a member if he passes Our synopsis is based on Jeremy Sams’ English the order’s tests of initiation. Tamino translation. GLYNDEBOURNE.COM | 4 Glyndebourne FIRST VIOLIN FLUTE Richard Milone LEADER Julian Sperry PRINCIPAL Malu Lin Swayne PRINCIPAL Katey Thomas Tour Orchestra Andrew Roberts Leo Payne 2020 Robert Yeomans OBOE Juliet Lee Alun Darbyshire PRINCIPAL Ilid Jones SECOND VIOLIN Clare Thompson PRINCIPAL CLARINET Ruth Funnell Fiona Cross PRINCIPAL Chris Windass Sarah Thurlow Rebecca Dinning Jeremy Metcalfe BASSOON Emma Harding PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA MANAGER VIOLA Stuart Russell Jonathan Tunnell Daisy Spiers PRINCIPAL Catherine Bradshaw Bryony Mycroft HORN PIT MANAGER & Alexia Cammish PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT Alexandra Carr Seif O’Reilly CELLO Jonathan Tunnell PRINCIPAL Sarah Butcher TRUMPET Penny Bradshaw Simon Munday PRINCIPAL Simon Gabriel BASS Chris West PRINCIPAL TIMPANI David Johnson Adrian Bending PRINCIPAL GLYNDEBOURNE.COM | 5 The Chorus Director Glyndebourne Aidan Oliver Sopranos Chorus Nicola Hughes Madison Nonoa-Horsefield Jacquelyn Parker Rachel Taylor Mezzo Sopranos Natalia Brzezińska Emma Kerr Tenors Peter Haydn Ferris Niel Joubert Sean Kerr Anthony Osborne David Shaw Basses Andrew Davies John Mackenzie-Lavansch Michael Wallace GLYNDEBOURNE.COM | 6 Biographies Thomas Atkins Eirlys Myfanwy Davies Kamilla Dunstan Tenor Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano TAMINO THIRD LADY SECOND LADY Previously for Glyndebourne Previously for Glyndebourne Previously for Glyndebourne Second Priest, First Man in Armour/ Countess Ceprano/Rigoletto, (Cover) (Cover) Second Lady/Die Zauberflöte (GF) Die Zauberflöte (GF) Madame de la Haltière/Cendrillon, Chorus/ Recent engagements La traviata: Behind the Curtain, Cendrillon, Recent engagements Saul (Théâtre du Châtelet); (Cover) La traviata (GT); Cio-Cio-San’s Mother/ Rodolfo/La bohème (New Zealand Opera, Eurydice Woman/The Mask of Orpheus Madama Butterfly, (Cover) Annina/La ON, Göteborg Opera); Roderigo/Otello (ENO); Flosshilde/Das Rheingold traviata, Chorus/Madama Butterfly, Der (ROH, Bayerische); Lysander/A
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