MOZART'S The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy

MOZART'S The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy
by Georg F. Mieke, Joachim Herz

List Price: ~~$11.89~~
Our Price: $11.85
You Save: $3.09 (21%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.75 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD details

Actor: Dieter Schole, Heidrun Halx, Herman Christian Polster, Horst Gebhardt, Magdalena Falewicz
Director: Georg F. Mieke, Joachim Herz
Brand: VIE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 42 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: V.I.E.W. Video

DVD Reviews of MOZART'S The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy

DVD Review: Not worth your money!!
Summary: 1 Stars

I found this version at the library and decided to check it out. I was amazed at how bad it was. For one thing, they changed the story around which was bothersome. The singing is really bad, and I think the thing that that bothered me the most is the strange costumes (Tamino looks like an elf!) I also hated all the strange creatures that come out, instead of animals coming out when Tamino plays his flute, they have people prancing out on stage dressed as who knows what. The whole thing was just horrible, costumes, the set, everything...and a lot of times when the commentator is explaining a certain part, it'll be playing a whole different aria (or the wrong part of the aria.) The whole thing is so chopped up, and the DVD is more blurry and grainy than I've ever seen anything on DVD before. I wouldn't buy it or even waste yout time getting it from the library. You're better off buying a REAL production on DVD of the Magic Flute for your kids, such as the one at the Met with Kathleen Battle.

Write your own review

More MOZART'S The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy reviews:
1 2

Description of MOZART'S The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy

CREATED ESPECIALLY TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN AND OPERA NOVICES TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF OPERA

Story Narrated in English with Arias Sung in the Original German

This skillfully abridged film, entitled Mozart's The Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy, is a wonderful interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classic tale, one of the most loved comic operas of all time, and is sure to delight the whole family.

This is the tale of Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina, young lovers who use the powers of a magic flute to battle the forces of nature that threaten to keep them apart. All of the most famous arias from the Queen of the night and Papageno & Papagena are included in this condensed DVD version.

Lavish sets and breathtaking costumes compliment Mozart's brilliant score (performed by the Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Gert Bahner) and the unforgettable cast of comic characters in this special DVD; a joyful production to captivate children's and adult's imaginations time after time!

Cast:
Prince Tamino: Horst Gebhardt
The Queen of the Night: Inge Uibel
Pamina: Magdalen Falewicz
Papageno: Dieter Schole
Sarastro: Hermann Christian Polster
Monastatos: Guntfried Speck
Papagena: Heidrun Halk

DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography
Synopsis of the Opera
Over 35 Scene Selections with Instant Chapter Access to Arias
English Narration
Digital Dolby Stereo Audio
Digitally Mastered Audio & Video

Classical Music CDs

Music > Styles

Bestsellers in Classical Music CDs

Winterscapes
by London Philharmonic
Prophetic Voice; Published: 2000-07; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $2.74
Price in other shops: ~~$6.99~~

The Queen, the Bear, and the Bumblebee Image

The Queen, the Bear, and the Bumblebee
by Dini Petty
Childrens Group; Published: 2001-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $13.40
Price in other shops: ~~$20.98~~

Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs Cdr
Release date: 2000-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $25.98

Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos)) Image

Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos))
by Malcolm Sinclair, Jeremy Siepmann
Naxos; Published: 2003-11; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $35.99

Jose Carreras - Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS]
Sling Shot; Release date: 2000-04-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.87
Price in other shops: ~~$9.99~~

Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-09-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.94
Price in other shops: ~~$29.95~~

Rambert Dance Company - Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-10-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $24.99
Price in other shops: ~~$29.95~~

Winter Music: Composing the North
by John Luther Adams
Wesleyan; Published: 2004-11-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $23.62
Price in other shops: ~~$25.95~~

Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops: ~~$29.95~~

Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]
Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops: ~~$29.95~~

Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs

Rossini's Ghost
Hal Leonard; Release date: 2004-11-30; DVD
Best price: $12.77
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Bach's Fight for Freedom
Devine Entertainment; Release date: 2004-11-30; DVD
Best price: $12.46
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Classical Kids: Mr. Bach Comes to Call
Koch International; Release date: 2007-04-24; DVD
Best price: $9.52
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Strauss The King of Three-Quarter Time
Release date: 2002-05-28; DVD
Best price: $13.44
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Liszt's Rhapsody
Hal Leonard; Release date: 2004-11-30; DVD
Best price: $9.25
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Peter and the Wolf
Sony; Release date: 2003-11-25; DVD
Best price: $4.17
Price in other shops: ~~$9.99~~

HANSEL AND GRETEL: An Opera Fantasy
VIE; Release date: 2001-10-30; DVD
Best price: $9.50
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

The Magic Flute for Children
Release date: 2010-02-23; DVD
Best price: $12.75
Price in other shops: ~~$15.99~~

Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Koch International; Release date: 2003-03-18; DVD
Best price: $10.36
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart Image

The Magic Flute: An Opera by Mozart
by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books; Published: 2008-04-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.44
Price in other shops: ~~$7.95~~