The Magic Flute Der Vogelfanger bin Ich ja ( Mozart; Roderick Williams)

Mozarts glorious opera is brought enchantingly to life in David McVicars production with beautiful designs by John Macfarlane. Roderick Williams sings Der Vogelfanger bin Ich ja. Subscribe to our channel and find out more at Mozart wrote Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) for a suburban theatre in Vienna, the Theater auf der Wieden. He drew on the magical spectacle and earthy comedy of popular Viennese theatre. As well as being a comedy, The Magic Flute is an expression of Mozarts profound spiritual beliefs: Enlightenment concerns with the search for wisdom and virtue are at the heart of this enchanting tale. The Magic Flute was an instant success with audiences and Mozarts supposed rival Salieri described it as an operone a great opera. David McVicars classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozarts work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animal