Singer

Guest Concert

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

Tarmo Peltokoski, Principal Guest Conductor of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, has had a passion for Mozart since he first saw the »Magic Flute« at the age of eleven. With hand-picked soloists – led by Elsa Dreisig, Mauro Peter and Kathryn Lewek – the young Finnish conductor now promises a rousing, semi-staged performance of this timeless opera!

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Join us as we usher in a new season and celebrate opera, music, the marvel of the human voice, creativity, and the many-layered artistry of a genre that delights and stirs all the senses.

Iván Fischer has renewed The Magic Flute. Mozart’s opera transports us into a world of enchantment, allowing an escape from the daily grind. Join us for tasty hors d'oeuvres before the curtain rises, served in an atmosphere created by fashion designer Eszter Cselényi and unmistakably evoking the world of Mozart himself. After the opera, guests of the BFO and Müpa Budapest are invited to an informal gathering to meet the artists and creators participating in the performance. Selfies allowed! Gone will be the distance between stage and audience, and art will become tangible. An evening of connections and once-in-a-lifetime encounters.

Opera and Reception: Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night

Müpa Budapest

Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night – Reception

The rays of sun chase night away.” If there is an opera for everyone, an opera about the very essence of life, it’s The Magic Flute. For the first time since 2015, Iván Fischer will once again bring to the stage Mozart’s philosophical tale, where good and bad, light and darkness, right and wrong, courage and fear, wisdom and superstition, vengeance and mercy are juxtaposed. The opera, which is Mozart’s last work for the stage, is an initiation ceremony and a moral tale about the journey to adulthood. “It’s an inscrutable work of magical power,” says Fischer, who is particularly awed by the opera’s optimism, humor, playfulness, fairy tale-like quality, deep humanism, or, in a single word, complexity. The international cast includes Mozart specialists from the world’s leading opera houses, several of whom are already familiar to the BFO’s audiences.

Fischer and The Magic Flute

“The rays of sun chase night away.” If there is an opera for everyone, an opera about the very essence of life, it’s The Magic Flute. For the first time since 2015, Iván Fischer will once again bring to the stage Mozart’s philosophical tale, where good and bad, light and darkness, right and wrong, courage and fear, wisdom and superstition, vengeance and mercy are juxtaposed. The opera, which is Mozart’s last work for the stage, is an initiation ceremony and a moral tale about the journey to adulthood. “It’s an inscrutable work of magical power,” says Fischer, who is particularly awed by the opera’s optimism, humor, playfulness, fairy tale-like quality, deep humanism, or, in a single word, complexity. The international cast includes Mozart specialists from the world’s leading opera houses, several of whom are already familiar to the BFO’s audiences.

“The Magic Flute is a childhood experience for everyone that accompanies them throughout their lives. Because this opera speaks to both children and adults.” Fischer shares his own experiences, as he and his brother participated in a production of the work held in the Opera House as children. Much later, the Festival Orchestra’s opera performances also traditionally began with a semi-staged production of The Magic Flute at the Liszt Academy in the early 1990s.

Winterfestspiele Baden-Baden: Fischer and Die Zauberflöte

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

“The rays of sun chase night away.” If there is an opera for everyone, an opera about the very essence of life, it’s The Magic Flute. For the first time since 2015, Iván Fischer will once again bring to the stage Mozart’s philosophical tale, where good and bad, light and darkness, right and wrong, courage and fear, wisdom and superstition, vengeance and mercy are juxtaposed. The opera, which is Mozart’s last work for the stage, is an initiation ceremony and a moral tale about the journey to adulthood. “It’s an inscrutable work of magical power,” says Fischer, who is particularly awed by the opera’s optimism, humor, playfulness, fairy tale-like quality, deep humanism, or, in a single word, complexity. The international cast includes Mozart specialists from the world’s leading opera houses, several of whom are already familiar to the BFO’s audiences.

Mezzo-soprano

Marie Seidler

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 9, 2026

Opera and Reception: Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Sep 9, 2026

Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night – Reception · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Sep 9, 2026

Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Oct 23 - Dec 20, 2026

Winterfestspiele Baden-Baden: Fischer and Die Zauberflöte · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Oct 25 - Dec 20, 2026

Vicenza Opera Festival: Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Past events

Nov 8, 2025

Guest Concert · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Aug 29, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Elijah by Mendelssohn

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Third Lady in The Magic Flute, K. 620 by Mozart

Budapest Festival Orchestra

About

Marie Seidler hasn't added a bio

Mezzo-soprano

Marie Seidler

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 9, 2026

Opera and Reception: Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

Sep 9, 2026

Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night – Reception · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

Sep 9, 2026

Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

Oct 23 - Dec 20, 2026

Winterfestspiele Baden-Baden: Fischer and Die Zauberflöte · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

Oct 25 - Dec 20, 2026

Vicenza Opera Festival: Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

Past events

Nov 8, 2025

Guest Concert · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Aug 29, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Elijah by Mendelssohn

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Third Lady in The Magic Flute, K. 620 by Mozart

Budapest Fes­ti­val Orches­tra

About

Marie Seidler hasn't added a bio

Opera and Reception: Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Celebration in the Realm of the Queen of the Night – Reception · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Winterfestspiele Baden-Baden: Fischer and Die Zauberflöte · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Vicenza Opera Festival: Fischer and The Magic Flute · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Budapest Festival Orchestra