Branagh's Magic Flute

[david johnson]

http://youtu.be/uEEL-G9dcJU

I watched a bit of this yesterday and it appealed to the unusual side of my tastes.  anyone else see it?

[Karl Henning]

Thanks for the reminder! That's one I've been meaning to watch.

[The new erato]

anyone else see it?

Emma Thompson?

[knight66]

Yes, I have seen it and enjoyed it enormously. The first world war setting worked a great deal better than I imagined it could. I also thought the musical side was very fine.

Mike

[david johnson]

Emma Thompson?

here is the cast list -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475331/

[Wanderer]

What Mike said. Tremendously enjoyable.

[Karolina]

I have another type of question in this topic.
Who is the best in your opinion in the role of the Queen of the night?
Diana Damrau for egzample performs it really well, in my opinion.

[Sergeant Rock]

I have another type of question in this topic.
Who is the best in your opinion in the role of the Queen of the night?
Diana Damrau for egzample performs it really well, in my opinion.

Lucia Popp, on the Klemperer Flute, is my favorite Queen.

Sarge

[knight66]

Agreed, never heard anyone to match her.

Mike

[Opus106]

http://youtu.be/uEEL-G9dcJU

I watched a bit of this yesterday and it appealed to the unusual side of my tastes.

That's brilliant! Thanks for posting it, David. Never mind that I haven't watched even a traditional production in its entirety, I am curious to know how this one develops further. (Amazon UK and MP have inexpensive copies, but it's a region 2 DVD. I'll have to consult Demonoid, then. )

EDIT:

The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh's English-language film version...

Oh.

[Karl Henning]

Yes, I have seen it and enjoyed it enormously. The first world war setting worked a great deal better than I imagined it could. I also thought the musical side was very fine.

Mike

What Mike said. Tremendously enjoyable.

Ditto.

[Decaffeinato]

(Necroing the thread)

The best thing about this production is the English language libretto, which is an absolutely stunning translation by Stephen Fry. It's a hundred times better than the translation used by the Met Taymor production. The poetry absolutely glows.

[jochanaan]

Lucia Popp, on the Klemperer Flute, is my favorite Queen.

Sarge

Yes.  No one else makes it sound so natural and effortless.

[betterthanfine]

I enjoyed the Branagh film, although I seem to remember (it's been a few years since I've watched it) that not all the singers were to my liking, and there was some truly shoddy camera work. Especially Der Hölle Rache was ridiculous in that aspect.