Impempe Yomlingo (The Magic Flute)
From: Monday, 11th February 2008
To: Saturday, 26 April 2008
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Synopsis
Performed by an exuberant company of 30 is a joyfully playful version Mozart’s opera re-imagined with marimbas and township percussion. Telling the story of Prince Tamino's quest to rescue Pamina - daughter of the Queen of the Night - from the Priest of the Sun, The Magic Flute is a heart-warming and comedic fairy story of love, adventure and reconciliation.
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14 February 2008
NOTE: The following review dates from November 2007 and The Magic Flute's earlier run at the Young Vic where it ran in repertory with A Christmas Carol. We expect something special each year at the Young Vic, but even by their exceptional standards of seasonal fare this is quite something: a pairing of Dickens and Mozart narrative masterpieces relocated in a South African township setting and performed with unbridled passion and explosive joy.
A Christmas Carol ((Ikrismas Kherol) and The Magic Flute (Impempe Yomlingo) come from the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, directed by Mark Dornford-May for the newly formed Isango/Portobello company, led by the glorious opera singer Pauline Malefane as both Scrooge and the Queen of the Night.
Played on a bare, tilted stage and surrounded by a battery of marimbas and percussion instruments, both shows offer the ...
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David Baxter - 12 March 2008:
It's helpful to be familiar with The Magic Flute before seeing this version because, although much of it is sung in English, the story is nearly imcomprehensible, Papageno being the least audible today. It's also very doubtful if Mozart's wonderful melodies are suited to the almost entirely rythmic marimbas and percussion. For me the highlights were some beautiful passages of unaccompanied choral singing and moments of wild exuberance when the original score was discarded altogether. It' also true that the story of masonic rituals translates superbly to an African setting with suggestions of witchcraft. I do wonder though if some of the plaudits for this show (and an Olivier) are less for the quality of the production and more for the fact that it has been done at all....
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Mozart (Music)
Eric Abraham (Producer)
Young Vic (Producer)
Isango Portobello (Producer)
Mark Dornford-May (Adaptation)
Mark Dornford-May (Director)
Mannie Manim (Lighting)
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