On October 5 and 6, 2024, Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte (1794 Weimar version) was performed at the Goethe Theater in Bad Lauchstädt.
The Goethe Theater is a historic venue that Goethe himself once directed, and it is unique in that it has been preserved and operates exactly as it did when it was built in 1802.
The entire theater is constructed of wood, and all stage mechanisms are operated manually. For instance, when the curtain rises and falls, it is done by hand, with stagehands pulling the ropes; set changes are also conducted manually, giving the theater a museum-like charm.
Tamino : Konstantin Lee, Pamina : Anke Krabbe
Performing in such a historic setting was a truly meaningful experience.
Music Director: Matthias Foremmny
Stage Director: Igor Folwill
Dramaturgy: Ilsedore Reinsberg
Cast
Sarastro: Sava Vemic
Tamino: Konstantin Lee
Sprecher: Felix Rohleder
Erster Priester: Philipp Hoferichter
Zweiter Priester: Julian Schulzki
Königin der Nacht: Vanessa Waldhart
Pamina: Anke Krabbe
Erste Dame: Ines Lex
Zweite Dame: Sandra Maxheimer
Dritte Dame: Sandra Gerlach
Erster Knabe: Danny Maraha
Zweiter Knabe: Leo Bültmann / Anton Rada
Dritter Knabe: Elias Nickel
Papageno: Achim Hoffmann
Papagena: Marianna Herzig
Monostatos: Ji Yuan Churchill Qiu
Erster Geharnischter: Stephan Kelm
Zweiter Geharnischter: Felix Rohleder
Chorus: Extrachor der Oper Leipzig
Orchestra: Kammersymphonie Leipzig
Glockenspiel: Sungwook Fabian Kim / Joseph Jugashvili
With stage director, Igor Folwill