Parallel title |
Magic flute |
Parallel title |
Flú‚te enchantée |
Abstract |
In this opera, based on the original libretto, The Magic Flute (Impempe Yomlingo in original South African language) is interpreted by the black members of the Isango Portobello Company from South Africa, wearing folkloric costumes. The symphonic orchestra got replaced by marimbas, percussions and an African choir. The story is located in a township, where various languages spoken in South Africa are used. |
General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014). |
General note | Musical adaption and arrangement of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte by Mandisi Dyantyis, Mbali Kgosidintsi, Pauline Malefane, Nolufefe Mtschabe. |
Performer |
Pauline Malefane, La reine de la nuit ; Nobolumko Mngxekeza, Pamina ; Mhlekazi Andy Mosiea, Tamino ; Zamile Gantana, Papageno ; assisting artists ; Mandisi Dyantyis, conductor. |
Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Chá‚telet, Paris. |
Language | Sung and spoken in Xhosa with subtitles in French. |
In | Impempe Yomlingo |
Genre/form | Concert films. |