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[lorlyn-the-demon]

Top 10 worst Queen of the Night Costumes

It is the season of the Night, hidden horrors and silly costumes… Therefore I think it is the most appropriate time to present you with this list of *interesting* costuming choices from various productions of The Magic Flute over the years🪈👸🏿🌑 from least bizarre to most insulting :

#10

More of an affair of personal state, I just personally don’t like the garish colors on that already oversaturated background

#9

Imagine your therapist start doing this during your first session

#8

What production of Into the Woods is that

#7

The only reason this is so high on the list is because I feel it is *supposed* to look like the costumer quit at the last minute

#6

Not sure if this is supposed to be really ugly pajamas, or if she’s cosplaying as a tent ⛺️

#5

Don’t you hate it when you’re trying an U.S. flag cake tutorial you saw on Pinterest for your patriotic daughter’s birthday, and it ends up looking like this

#4

🎵Ooh ooh oh, ooh ooh oh, radioactive, radioactive🎵

#3

The return of the birthday cake, red velvet edition

#2

The musical adaptation of Pan’s Labyrinth looks dope so far

And the winner is…

#1

Costumers really hate Natalie Dessay huh ?

#the magic flute #die zauberflöte #queen of the night #opera #fashion #wolfgang amadeus mozart #natalie dessay #kathryn lewek #diana damrau #avant garde #halloween #october

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

she SLAYED

#opera tag #opera #die zauberflöte #the magic flute #kathryn lewek #sopranos #divas #mozart #wolfgang amadeus mozart #NAILED IT #production weird but who cares when she SERVES like this??? #Youtube

[aschenblumen]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Die Zauberflöte («O zittre nicht»). Kathryn Lewek, soprano de coloratura

Pocas veces he escuchado una soprano de coloratura dramática. Cresta que es hermosa su versión de la Reina de la noche.

#wolfgang amadeus mozart #die zauberflöte #kathryn lewek

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LICEU 2021/2022: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Milling, Camarena, Lewek, Crowe, Oliemans, Goerne, Gancedo; Dudamel, McVicar)

LICEU 2021/2022: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Milling, Camarena, Lewek, Crowe, Oliemans, Goerne, Gancedo; Dudamel, McVicar)

Die Zauberflöte ROH Producció David McVicar,Fotogrfaia de Bill Cooper (ROH), gentilesa del departament de premsa del GT Liceu Si haguéssim de valorar la primera de les 10 representacions de Die Zauberflöte pel resultat final a taló obert en acabar la representació, hauríem de dir èxit rotund i unànime, però cal matisar-lo si no ens volem deixar endur per aquest sentit tan poc crític del públic…

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#Adriana Berruezoemans #Albert Casals #Berna Perles #Cor i Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu #David Lagares #David McVicar #Die Zauberflöte #Gemma Coma-Alabert #Gustavo Dudamel #Javier Camarena #Júlia Salamero #Kathryn Lewek #Lucy Crowe #Marta Infante #Matthias Goerne #Mercedes Gancedo #Roger Padullés #Stephen MIlling #Thomas OliNúria Vives #W.A.Mozart

[supercantaloupe]

Magic Flute Thoughts

i liked nathalie stutzmann's conducting a lot more in this than i did for don giovanni. granted i am much less familiar with zauberflote than i am with don g so i'm not like hyper picky about tempi or whatever yet but anyway i liked her

flute soloist! glockenspiel soloist! FLUTE SOLOIST!!!

i just like lawrence brownlee man idk what to tell you. i think he's neat. i think he's singing something here in the winter and i'll definitely try to get tickets to that if so

i really liked erin morley as pamina! actually i thought all the main cast did a good job no one stuck out to me as being particularly Amazing or Bad. kathryn lewek got a HUGE applause (and standing o) tho and i mean kudos it was her fiftieth performance like damn.

interesting choice to play the queen as physically frail as she did; i think it works and the performance is very good, although the heavy age makeup sticks out a bit on hd cameras lol

the queen's three bitches. i'm free on friday (twirling hair)

also i hope those three kids who played the old men get to borrow their outfits again come october because they have the funniest possible halloween costume opportunity in the world now

VERY funny to me that papageno's costume makes him look like he's drenched in bird shit

okay speaking of costumes. do i 100% Get It with the like suits and colors and everything....not really but i don't think i can say that i Get a lot about this opera tbh. what i did get was the very obvious dark/light symbolism going on with pamina and tamino wearing white and the queen and her cronies wearing all black. and i think zauberflote does benefit from some heavy handed symbolism bc what else is this show about actually without that....then again the fact that sarastro and his priests or whatever are all in dark colors too kind of undermines that a little so 🤷‍♀️

same thing with the whole reason vs superstition thing too like...sure you can claim Truth And Reason as good all you want sarastro but the constant invocation of isis/osiris and Mysterious Rituals kind of undermine what you're going for there lol. i think my point is that i don't feel like i really Get what zauberflote is like...going for, thematically. i mean i get the Themes but not a clear Point. maybe if i was an enlightenment era freemason i'd get it lol but alas i am not

that said......i didn't go into this one expecting a rock solid plot and honestly who does....it's zauberflote....it is very obviously not designed to work or be interpreted on a literal level and i appreciate that it never tries to ground itself in reality. that its plot and characters exist in a completely fantastic realm works and it works with the weird plot and its vague theming.

which itself is of course accomplished through good design and holy SHIT. this is truly the shining strength of this production. the design is INCREDIBLE.

the orchestra isn't totally onstage but they are raised up in the pit to the point where they are fully visible the whole show. i love an onstage orchestra so this made me very happy. and it allowed for actor/orchestra interaction which i also love!! like tamino coming down into the pit to hand the eponymous magic flute to the flute soloist and bring him onstage with him (i was wondering during the overture why the flutes and oboes were swapped places seating wise -- it's so the flutist can easily get onstage! delight!!), or when papageno brings his glockenspiel to the percussion soloist to play (the player being 'missing' at his last solo, making papageno play by himself, and he enters late with a cup of coffee...lmaoo). also stutzmann giving a big ol grin and thumbs up to papageno during his duet with papagena at the end. so sweet

also blocking around the orchestra seating of the audience and up the aisles! so much fun we love immersive theater

the set itself had this big flat platform in the center hoisted at each corner by a cord so it could raise/lower/tilt in any direction. made for some very neat staging with levels and slants and i enjoyed that, especially since the production forgoes any kind of traditional set pieces

papageno's birds were done in such a beautiful way omg...they have an ensemble in black wandering around stage and following him about when he's doing stuff and they each have a 'bird' made of a folded in half piece of paper that they flutter about stylistically (some of the orchestra members have some too that they flutter during his entrance aria). description does not do it justice, this was a beautiful way to stage it...so simple and evocative.

the designer was saying in the interview between acts that this production was meant to combine the high and low tech aspects of theater to connect present performance practice with the opera as it was originally done (hence the visible orchestra) and i looove that philosophy. and it worked here really well i think

THE FOLEY AND PROJECTION ARTISTS. STARS OF THE SHOW. i am not joking

they get to be onstage (albeit off to the sides) the whole show too and i love it. i love that the cameras on the broadcast kept cutting to them periodically to show off their work.

the use of live projection art was really well done -- he managed to make Writing On A Chalkboard captivating!!

and the foley. the FOLEY!!! i've done sound design and a bit of live foley before so i have a soft spot but wooow she did an amazing job and it was SO much fun to see all the props she played with to make the scenes come alive sonically. plus her little interactions with papageno were very funny. give her a tony award

i do think there were a couple of small moments here and there that didn't entirely work for me or a scene or two that dragged out longer than necessary but overall it was a joy to watch. the beautiful and whimsical design of the whole thing totally makes it worthwhile even if the plot itself is a bit lacking.

easily THE coolest production design i've seen the met do yet, and the best lighting and projections from them for sure. when it comes on demand i am forcing anyone i can to watch it with me bc that SET! the LIGHTING! the SOUND! the STAGING! it ticks all my boxes it hits all my buttons it was MADE for ME SPECIFICALLY

#sasha speaks #sasha reviews #the magic flute #die zauberflöte #die zauberflote #if someone actually understands what the magic flute is supposed to be about feel free to enlighten me lol #i don't know exactly what i was SUPPOSED to get from that but the production was so fucking good i don't even care tbh #tldr: watch this if you're interested in theatrical design. go go do it now do it

[emptymanuscript]

Saw the Magic Flute today on MET Live in HD. Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina on the top poster. Papageno showing Pamina a picture of Tamino on his cell phone in the lower picture.

And oh my gosh it was just fantastic. Amazing staging. It was all a knock out, even the singing with the expectations of the Met. It was Kathryn Lewek's 50th performance at the Met as The Queen of the Night and wow did it show. She came on for her bow and just the entire audience in New York just kind of snapped up in military fashion to give her a standing ovation.

If you like Mozart, Opera, The Magic Flute, or are just curious about any of that, there is an encore showing in movie theaters this Wednesday evening, June 7th 2023. Fathom events has a page to search for tickets near you.

I HIGHLY, highly recommend this one. They just knocked it out of the park. And the changes really make things stand out in a way that's great for discussion if you have seen it before.

#opera #mozart #magic flute #movie recommendation #special event

[openingnightposts]

#CarnegieHall #EdwardAKliszus #GeorgeFridericHandel #Handel'sMessiah #KentTritle #Messiah #OratorioSocietyofNewYork

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: Review: This ‘Magic Flute’ at the Met Lacks Some Luster by Oussama Zahr

By Oussama Zahr Mozart’s opera, tailored to families in this staging, is big on spectacle and let’s-put-on-a-show verve. What shines? Kathryn Lewek as Queen of the Night. Published: December 10, 2023 at 01:12PM from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/QA7ZHzO via IFTTT

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#antonio velardo #IFTTT #NYT

[verdiprati]

Mostly Mezzo Mondays: Ann Hallenberg in recital; Mozart and Bruckner with notable casts

Mostly Mezzo Mondays: a recurring (though not weekly) feature where, on Monday nights, I blog a list of the upcoming broadcasts that have caught my eye on World Concert Hall. My interests: baroque vocal music, art song recitals, and a list of favorite singers.

Ann Hallenberg and Mats Widlund’s recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela is scheduled for live broadcast on Tuesday. Their program includes works by Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann, Nikolai Medtner, Gunnar de Frumerie and Gustav Mahler. Tuesday, October 10 on Radio Clásica.

This one’s for Val: the live Met audio broadcast of Mozart’s The Magic Flute can be heard on Tuesday with a cast including Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night), Golda Schultz (Pamina), Charles Castronovo (Tamino), Markus Werba (Papageno), and Tobias Kehrer (Sarastro). Tuesday, October 10 on the Met Opera website.

I’m not that into Bruckner but any program involving Sandrine Piau will at least catch my eye. She sings in Bruckner’s Mass No. 3 in F Minor along with Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Toby Spence, Thomas Oliemans, the Balthasar Neumann Choir, and the Basel Symphony Orchestra. Thursday, October 12 on SRF 2 Kultur. 

#opera tag #ann hallenberg #sandrine piau #kathryn lewek #golda schultz #charles castronovo #markus werba #tobias kehrer #catherine wyn-rogers #toby spence #thomas oliemans #mostly mezzo mondays

[oberonsdream]

Amazing Kathryn Lewek singing Der Holle Rache

#mozart #die zauberflote #kathryn lewek #soprano #opera #queen of the night #konigin der nacht #Youtube

[orpheeauxenfers2022]

[feedimo]

US soprano Kathryn Lewek accuses opera critics of body-shaming

Singer has won praise for role as Eurydice but says some writers have opted to focus on her body

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[aschenblumen]

Otra bella alma difundió la magnífica interpretación de Katrhyn Lewek en Die Zauberflöte, de W.A. Mozart (MET, 2016).

#wolfgang amadeus mozart #die zauberflöte #kathryn lewek

[ro-say]

Candide's girlfriend is pregnant

Kathryn Lewek has pulled out of next month's Washington production of Bernstein's Candide, due to a happy event. She is replaced as Cunegonde, the anti-hero's love-interest, by another American soprano, Emily Pogorelc. Kathryn made the announcement herself, as is the way these days: Soprano ... from Google Alert - Herniated disc https://ift.tt/2INRWx8

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German critic defends 'fat shaming' soprano Kathryn Lewek

German writer claims US singer "probably can't speak German" after "fat shaming" claims. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HH2pw2 via IFTTT

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