Tim Walker, 17, goes to the renowned Mozart boarding school from London in the Austrian Alps. He finds a forgotten doorway into Mozart’s fantastical world there that has been there for generations.
Highlights
- Fiction, adventure, children’s and family, and musical genre
- Originally Written in English
- Florian Sigl, director
- Christopher Zwickler, Fabian Wolfart, and Roland Emmerich are the producers.
- Andrew Lowery, Florian Sigl, Jason Young, and Christopher Zwickler are the authors.
- Premiere Date: March 10, 2023 (Theaters) Time Limit: 1 hour 55 minutes
- Publisher: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Tim has spent his entire life fantasizing about going to music school, but his first few weeks there are filled with a hostile headmaster, the strains of first love, and real concerns about the sincerity of his singing voice. He enters Mozart’s fantastic universe of “The Magic Flute,” where creativity knows no bounds, and the Queen of the Night rules when he stumbles upon a mystical portal in the school library.
Release Date
International dissemination rights are held by Sola Media. In October 2021, the first appearance stills were made public. The Zurich Film Festival hosted the movie’s world debut in 2022. On March 10, 2023, it will be released in theaters.
Official Trailer
The Magic Flute, a grand fantasy adventure thriller from Shout Factory based on the famous Mozart opera of the same name, has just debuted its original US trailer. This was released in Europe in the autumn of last year after having its world premiere at the 2022 Zurich Film Festival.
It will now be seen in US cinemas in March. Jack Wolfe, F. Murray Abraham, Iwan Rheon, Stéfi Celma, Asha Banks, Stefan Konarske, Niamh McCormack, Amir Wilson, and Tedros Teclebrhan all appear in the new version of Mozart’s operatic masterpiece titled The Magic Flute. Tim Walker, a 17-year-old, is followed as he makes his way from London to the Austrian Mountains to enroll in the renowned Mozart boarding school. There he finds a forgotten entrance into the fantastical world of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” which has been lost for generations.
Cast And Characters For The Magic Flute
- Jack Wolfe as Prince Tamino
- Tedros Teclebrhan as Mr Baumgartner
- Niamh McCormack as Sophie
- Iwan Rheon as Papageno
- Amir Wilson as Anton Milanesi
- Asha Banks as Princess Pamina
- Stefan Konarske as Monostatos
- Rolando Villazon as Enrico Milanesi
- F. Murray Abraham as Dr. Longbow
- Morris Robinson as Sarastro
- Jasmin Shakeri as Lady#2
- Jeanne Goursaud as Lady#1
- Cosima Henman as Olivia
- Lady as Hazel
- Stefi Celma as Papageno
Storyline Of The Film
A compelling movie about a teenager who embarks on two journeys—one into a prestigious boarding school to pursue his ambitions as a singer and another into a parallel world full of fantasy and adventure—comes from Moonfall executive producer Roland Emmerich.
Tim (Jack Wolfe, Shadow, and Bone) has spent his entire life daydreaming about attending Mozart All Boys Music School, but on his first days there, a hostile headmaster (F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus), the pressures of first love, and serious concerns about the sincerity of his singing voice confront him. He enters the fantastic universe of Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute, through a mystical portal he finds in the school library, where the Queen of the Night (Sabine Devieilhe) rules and creativity has no bounds.
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Reviews
A delectable dream of celestial images enhanced with enlightenment philosophy, tongue-in-cheek humor, a vibrant set, and costumes that burst with color and life is served up by David McVicar’s multifaceted production, which is still going strong after almost twenty years.
It unfolds from a whimsical journey through an enchanted woodland into a tale of how people prevail over ignorance and adversity. The opera is primarily about conflicts; it is both political and fiction. With its inventiveness, the contrast between light and black, ignorance and knowledge can amuse both adults and children while also alluding to more profound humanistic concepts.
Rich images in McVicar’s production help it to maintain the illusion of floating. The opera begins with a grand puppet serpent chasing Tamino, and Monostratos is cast as the pale-faced, bony-fingered Nosferatu, an even more appropriate homage given the film’s 100th anniversary. Both the lighting design by Paule Constable and the artwork by John Macfarlane are in excellent condition. The latter emphasizes the darkness and light difference, producing vibrant chiaroscuro.
The musicians who step up to the plate to completely inhabit Mozart’s world are in for a treat. Tamino, played by Filipe Manu, performs with an intriguing take. Sometimes it seems like he’s just learning the music; he’s a little unsure at first, like sticking your toe in a hot bath, but with each note comes more assurance, and soon he slides into the part. Papageno by Gyula Orendt is funny in its bodily comedy. Although Orendt is more of a singer than a natural clown, some of the clownings he incorporates into the performance is grating. However, his sonorous vocals skillfully and sentimentally capture Papageno’s melancholy.
Maxim Emelyanychev, who imbues the music with pulsating vitality, contributes to the novelty in part. He adds pace and buoyancy to the opera, which he is conducting for the first time, giving Mozart’s world a natural energy that bubbles off the stage. However, a little restraint wouldn’t hurt, particularly for Anna Prohaska’s arias as Pamina, which seemed to be performed too quickly for her to completely develop.
However, it is Aigul Khismatullina’s seductive Queen of the Night who secures her place in the audience’s memories. At first velvety and smooth, she soon ramps up her vocal performance with a thrilling potency for the song “Der Hölle Rache kocht in Meinem Herzen,” making it seem as if one is hearing it for the first time ever once more.
Conclusion
A compelling movie that tracks a teenager on two journeys: one to a prestigious boarding school to pursue his singing dreams, and another to a parallel world full of fantasy and adventure.
