Cartoon Brew

Fons Schiedon Reimagines Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ As A Motion Comic

In his lifetime, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary two-act opera The Magic Flute was a pro-Enlightenment success, which brought its creator a measure of happiness before he passed away mere months ...
New York Post

Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ gets a wild, animated makeover

A Buster Keaton look-alike and animated trees are just a few of the elements in a Berlin opera company's "Magic Flute," which makes its NYC debut next week. Zur Rezension und Vorankündigun Having been ...
Observer

At Mostly Mozart, a Gimmicky ‘Magic Flute’ Reduces a Masterpiece to a Cartoon

The style of the production is based on various types of classic animation, Merrie Melodies meets Gerald McBoing-Boing. Live performers interact with projections rather in the style of the film ...
The Stranger

Seattle Opera’s Animated Take on Mozart’s The Magic Flute Is Exquisite, Riveting, and Weird as Hell

every eight or 10 years, and understandably—it’s a marketing slam dunk, and everyone goes to hear the coloratura sing the Queen of the Night’s badass aria, “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” ...