Magic flute re -staged: Magic and music enchant Vienna!

On Friday, February 7, 2025, the magical opera "The Magic Flute" will be transferred live from the Vienna State Opera to the domestic living room. The ORF brings the newly staged performance, which celebrated its premiere on January 27, 2025, at 9:20 p.m. in ORF 2 and on ORF on. Under the direction of Barbora Horáková and musical direction of Bertrand de Billy, the work of W. A. Mozart tells the timeless love story between Prince Tamino and Pamina, the daughter of the vengeful queen of the night. The demanding live broadcast is impressively captured with eleven ultra-HD cameras, which opens up new perspectives and lets the audience immerse themselves in the action, as already APA-OTS reported.

In the transmission, ORF presenter Teresa Vogl will accompany the audience through the mystical world of the opera. The highlights of the show are interviews with the director and the stage designer as well as a look behind the scenes with the making-of "Showtime! The magic of the magic flute". If you are curious about the unique staging, you can take an outlook on the astonishing creative ideas in advance from 12:45 p.m. in ORF 2 and ORF on. The staging stands out through a variety of stage sets, which range from an old haunted house to elegant cocktail bars to dark carbon cellars. ORF director Leopold Knötzl emphasizes that the game game on stage is a special challenge and strengthens the emotions on the stage.

a year full of bouquet sounds

In the context of the Viennese opera highlights, the Strauss year 2025 also catches the eye. On the occasion of Johann Straus's son's 200th birthday, an extensive focus of the program is designed all year round. The start will take place on December 31, 2024 with the transfer of "Die Batraus" from the Vienna State Opera, followed by the famous New Year's concert by the Vienna Philharmonic on January 1. With these festivities, the waltz king and its music are also taken into account in several programs, as orf . The work show includes numerous productions, documentation and concerts that will impressively present the life's work and the influences of the Strauss dynasty.