THE "MAGIC FLUTE" SET AND COSTUME DESIGN

1793      Johann Salomon Richter
​1793      Calendar/Almanac Engraving of Scenes
1795      Joseph and Peter Schaffer 
1812      Therese Rosenbaum
​1812      Philipp von Stubenrauch
1816      Carl Thiele 
​1816      Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1818      Simon Quaglio
1825      From the pocket book "Orphea"
​1964/5  Oscar Kokoschka
1967      Marc Chagall
1977      Ernst Fuchs
​1978      David Hockney

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Costume Design by Johann Salomon Richter (1793) for Leipzig Production 

Leipzig 1793 (Monostatos)

Leipzig 1793 (Armored Man)

Leipzig 1793 (Pamina)

Leipzig 1793 (Papageno)

Leipzig 1793 (Papagena)

Leipzig 1793 (One of the Three Boys)

Leipzig 1793 (Speaker [Priest?])

Leipzig 1793 (Priest [Speaker?])

Leipzig 1793 (One of the Queen's Ladies)

Leipzig 1793 (Tamino)

Leipzig 1793 (Sorastro)

Leipzig 1793 (Queen of Night)

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Set Design from Hamburg Production (1793) Calendar/Almanac Engraving of Scenes

Hamburg 1793 (Act 1 Sarastro's Entrance)

Hamburg 1793 (Tamino fleeing from snake)

Hamburg 1793 (Act 1 Papageno's Entrance)

Hamburg 1793 (Act 2 Papageno and Papagena)

Hamburg 1793 (Act 4 [sic] Three boys rescue Pamina from suicide)

Hamburg 1793 (Act 2 Conclusion of trials of fire and water)

Hamburg 1793 (Act 2 [sic] Papageno charms slaves of Monostatos)

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Joseph and Peter Schaffer 1795 for Brünn productions (after Schikaneder's directions) Costumes 1791 by Gayl and Resslthaler

Brünn 1795 (Garden Scene)

Brünn 1795 (Meeting of Three Ladies, Tamino and Papageno)

Brünn 1795 (Sarastro's Entrance)

Brünn 1795 (Tamino charms wild animals, Act 1)

Brünn 1795 (Trial of Fire and Water, Act 2)

Brünn 1795 (Vault at the Trials)

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Set Design by Therese Rosenbaum (1812) for the Kärtnertor Theater, Vienna

Vienna 1812 (Queen of Night)

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Costume Design by Philipp von Stubenrauch (1812) for Kärtnertor Theator, Vienna

Vienna 1812 (Queen of Night)

Vienna 1812 (Sarastro)

Vienna 1812 (Tamino)

Vienna 1812 (Pamina)

Vienna 1812 (Monostatos)

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Set Design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1816) for Berlin Production

Berlin 1816 (Subterranean Cavern)

Berlin 1816 (Entrance to the Three Temples, Act 1)

Berlin 1816 (Queen of Night enthroned)

Berlin 1816 (Palm Forest-Gathering place for Priests, Act 2)

Berlin 1816 (Entrance to the Palace of Queen of Night)

Berlin 1816 (Nocturnal Garden Scene, Act 2)

Berlin 1816 (Trials of Fire and Water)

Berlin 1816 (Final Scene)

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Costume Design engravings by Carl Thiele (1816) for W. Schienkel's Berlin production. Costume designs by Stürmer

Berlin 1816 (A genius, one of the boys)

Berlin 1816 (Monostatos)

Berlin 1816 (Pamina)

Berlin 1816 (Priest)

Berlin 1816 (Queen of Night)

Berlin 1816 (Papageno)

Berlin 1816 (Sorastro)

Berlin 1816 (One of Sorastro's followers)

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Set Design by Simon Quaglio (1818) for Munich production 

Munich 1818 (Act 1, Queen of Night)

Munich 1818 (Act 1, Palace of Queen of Night)

Munich 1818 (Act 1, Temples of nature, wisdom and reason)

Munich 1818 (Act 2, Garden for Pamina)

Munich 1818 (Act 2, Underground vault)

Munich 1818 (Act 2, s.c. i, Meeting place for priests)

Munich 1818 (Act 2, Trials of fire and water)

Munich 1818 (Act 2, Temple of the sun: sun and astrological circle)

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Set Design from the pocket book "Orphea" (1825) Not designated for a specific production

"Orphea" 1825 (Act 1, s.c. i, Three ladies kill serpent)

"Orphea" 1825 (Trials of fire and water)

"Orphea" 1825 (Tamino tames the beasts)

"Orphea" 1825 (Monostatos approaching Pamina in the garden)

"Orphea" 1825 (Papageno and Papagena)

"Orphea" 1825 (Sarastro explains the initiates philosophy to Pamina)

"Orphea" 1825 (Papageno's Entrance)

"Orphea" 1825 (First appearance of Queen of Night to Tamino and Papageno)

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Set Design by Oskar Kokoschka (1964/5) Sketches for Gobelin Tapestry, Geneva

Geneva 1964/5 (Act 1 Chambers for the trials)

Geneva 1964/5 (Act 1, s.c. i [?] Free interpretation of motives in the opera)

Geneva 1964/5 (Region of Queen #1)

Geneva 1964/5 (Region of Queen #2)

Geneva 1964/5 (Act 2, s.c. i)

Geneva 1964/5 (Act 2 Final scene)

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​Set Design by Marc Chagall (1967)

Metropolitan Opera, NY 1967 (Act I, s.c. i)

Metropolitan Opera, NY 1967 (Act 2 (Final Scene)

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Set Design by Ernst Fuchs (1977)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Act 1, s.c. i)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Act 1, s.c. iii, Finale)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Act 2, s.c.i ?)

Hamburg Staatsoper (Act 2, Trial Scene)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Act 2, Final Scene)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Scene Design)

Hamburg Staatsoper 1977 (Scene & Costume Design)

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Set Design by David Hockney (1978)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 1, Entrance to Sarastro's realm)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 1, Pamina's quarters in Sarastro's realm)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 1, Appearance of Queen of Night)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 1 s.c.i, Realm of Queen of the Night)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 1, s.c.i, Realm of Queen of the Night)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Garden for Pamina's trial)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Gathering place for priests)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Great wall in the temple)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Location for first trial)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Trial by water)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Trial by fire)

Glyndbourne Festival 1978 (Act 2, Final Scene)

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