The Magic Flute, Act 1.3 - "Hm, hm, hm!," "Du feines Täubchen, nur herein"

[bornofstardust]

Also I got a little misty-eyed when I realized they set it during the Christmas Truce.

[bornofstardust]

Why is everything up a half-step?? It sounds and looks beautiful though!

[Samwise128]

Stephen Fry did an amazing job of translating the libretto.

[Frottussle]

I am almost certain Monostatos' order should have been "leave her alone with me" that would have rhymed with Pamina's 'set me free'.

[gomongio]

I wanna puke... Original German versions next time, modern businessmen!!!!

[konigstephan]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!

[papagena92]

I like this movie (at least from a graphical and visual perspective), even if it is sung in English.

Adaptations aren't always bad or wrong! (see Bergman's too....).

[lucyliesinashes]

Oy vey. I generally love Branagh, but this is so many kinds of wrong. This has nothing to do with the opera... not that the opera itself makes much sense, of course. ( these characters are manipulating how they talk about 'peace' in this scene, of course... at least after Moz. changed his mind about the plot).

Also, what's up with the epically incorrect translation? jeez. "Ah Prince" isn't that hard.

I do love the 3 ladies' voices together... even if Pape will always be Sprecher to me.

[HConstantine]

@lucyliesinashes Your mind seems closed to the possibility that Branaugh improved on the original (remember--Mozart was a genius, but Schikenaeder was a hack).

[lucyliesinashes]

@HConstantine My mind isn't closed, he just didn't improve it. He got it completely wrong. The production, the casting, the translation (which is even worse than the Schirmer, somehow!). This is just completely terrible and has nothing to do with the opera's real intentions. Sorry. Theater and movie people who aren't educated in opera need to stop trying to do it.

[polarkreis201]

u have 1000 translation of this... just sing it in germen...

[polarkreis201]

sry guys but this don't come closer to german language coz the words are complettly different, but lol such a movie ^^

[rrundo]

the real event was Christmas Eve 1914. It happened once.  And watch for the reference to "All Quiet on the Western Front" during the Overture.

[2009xellos]

many soldiers on both sides often gathered together to play football, much to the commanders' embarrassment.

[cazonetta]

LMFAO 7:49

Now what we can't hear is Mozart laughing at that.

[papagena92]

LOL Hm hm hm hm!!!!! Poor Papageno.

[ChristainPatriot01]

I could see where this is just like ww1.

The tanks have the very design ,as well as the uniforms and the Christmas peace.

[Lord7777777]

If you check at the last chorus, when all the villagers appear there you can find one which looks exactly to Hitler, jajajaja

[SonofDostojevskij]

You can hear the laught of Mozart around 3:50

[ChristainPatriot01]

That wasn't Mozart,THAT WAS GOD LAUGHING.

[Frenrichnermorti]

The part around 1:40 is pretty amazing!

[FirstLifeFan]

i think it´s an allusion to a real event in world war one, when on christmas eve the fighting really stopped and the opposing soldiers came togteher for some short moments of peace and brotherhood.

[kvhassfamily]

Strange how it takes place when it does! Honestly why did they choose WW1?

[mikieJim]

Interesting visuals but the English doesn't come through for me

[nujac321]

I am coming from the other end. I enjoyed this and it drew me to the German. I have been listening to it for several days. Though I can't understand it word for word, I love it!

[wenarto]

thank you Operafan for posting this!!!!!!!!!!!

[j67123]

This movie is great and the music is incredible. I remember the exact moment I first heard the "Drei Knäbchen" part that begins at 4:35 here. I was stunned, the music was so moving.

What a loss for the world that Mozart died at age 35. Imagine the masterpieces he could have written had he lived until even 60!

[FirstLifeFan]

so true, so true. but maybe he burned all the brighter for the short time he had.

[ShakespeareHamlet]

as a life-long fan of Mozart, I wholeheartedly concur with this opinion.

[solomanhillman]

@j67123 I agree! If Mozart created such masterpieces at the age of 35, God only knows what he would have created had he reached 50, 60, or even 70. It was such a loss to the world but thank God he left us with such a large body of work even though he died at such a young age.