The opera will be premiered on October 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet at 19.00.
TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Mozart’s Magic Flute will be the official premiere opening the new season at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The opera staged as part of the German October cultural events is directed by Germany’s Stefan Neugenbauer and will have Kosovo tenor Riad Ymeri and Macedonia’s Vladimir Sazdovski starring. The opera will be premiered on October 4,6,7,9 and 10 at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet at 19.00.
The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.
The first performance in the Opera House after the summer break was a gala stage by Russian ballet dancers on Sept. 11 opening the Russian Cultural Days in Albania
The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet closed its season for the first half of this year with the “Ritual of Life” musical, created by Zhani Ciko, the Opera House’s director. The musical mixing Albanian folklore with contemporary elements brought on stage three main phases of a human being’s life, the birth, the wedding and death. The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet has scheduled to stage other premieres such as Puccini’s Turandot and parts by Stravinsky later this year.
The big premieres the Opera House is staging this year will also be followed by Albanian and foreign instrumentalists such as a concert with parts from Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and another concert by Albanian born, US based baritone Kreshnik Zhabjaku.
This year’s programme will also bring concerts dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of late Albanian soprano Marie Kraja and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the debut of Albanian internationally renowned soprano, Inva Mula.
The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet will be financially supported by the Eagle Mobile operator which has become its general sponsor for the 2011-2012 season.
