- Approx. 3 hours including break
- Interesting for people aged 10+
- In German language
- With German surtitles
- With English surtitles
Magic on a wooden stage
Tamino is to rescue a kidnapped princess. Accompanied by the bird catcher Papageno, equipped with a magic flute and a glockenspiel, he learns to distinguish between good and evil. In the end, light and reason triumph over the realm of the Queen of the Night. After stints at the Metropolitan Opera New York and with shooting star Johanna Wallroth as Pamina, this globally acclaimed production of Mozart's most famous opera returns to Basel.
Simon McBurney gently takes the audience into the realm of ingenious tricks, where everything is highly imaginative and endearingly simple - and where the visibility of the tricks only adds to the magic.
- Musikalische Leitung – (29.11.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026 / 07.03.2026), (06.12.2025 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026)
- Inszenierung –
- Szenische Einstudierung –
- Foley Coach / Mitarbeit szenische Einstudierung –
- Movement Director –
- Bühne –
- Kostüme –
- Videodesign –
- Lichtdesign –
- Sounddesign –
- Chorleitung –
- Einstudierung Knabenkantorei –
Rolf Herter,(29.11.2025 / 06.12.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026 / 07.03.2026 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026),Oliver Rudin
- Dramaturgie –
- Sarastro –
- Tamino – (29.11.2025 / 06.12.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026), (17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026 / 07.03.2026)
- Königin der Nacht –
- Pamina, ihre Tochter – (29.11.2025 / 06.12.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026), (26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 07.03.2026 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026)
- Erste Dame –
- Zweite Dame –
- Dritte Dame –
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Drei Knaben –
Solist der Knabenkantorei Basel
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Papagena –
(29.11.2025 / 06.12.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026), N. N.(26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 07.03.2026 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026)
- Papageno –
- Monostatos –
- Erster Priester/Zweiter Geharnischter –
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Zweiter Priester/Erster Geharnischter –
(29.11.2025 / 06.12.2025 / 14.12.2025 / 21.12.2025 / 26.12.2025 / 30.12.2025 / 03.01.2026 / 17.01.2026 / 11.03.2026 / 15.03.2026), N. N.(17.02.2026 / 20.02.2026 / 07.03.2026)
- Live-Zeichnungen –
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Foley Künstlerin –
Jeanne Larrouturou
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Performer*innen –
Lia Schädler,Simea Calveti,Lea Iannone,Anais Lhérieau,Eva Krause,Maxime Nourissat,Mukdanin Phongpachith,Igor Mamlenkov Borisov,Simon Thöni
- Chor des Theater Basel
- Sinfonieorchester Basel
With the kind support of Kantonsspital Baselland and Novartis
A co-production: De Nationale Opera Amsterdam, English National Opera and Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
on 25 November 2025
There will be live audio description for people with impaired vision on the following dates: Sun 17/10/21 and Sat 05/02/22.
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