W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

It has taken fifty years for the acoustically refined Chamber Hall to regain – as part of the reconstruction of the building on Liszt Ferenc Square – its original form and operatic function. The public gain the opportunity to be convinced of the success and importance of this through a brand-new production by the Liszt Academy. It comes as no surprise to find that The Magic Flute by Mozart is the work chosen to inaugurate the 21st century history of opera performances in Chamber Hall since this is perhaps the ultimate masterpiece of opera. The production is built on the talents of rising stars of Hungarian opera as well as recent graduates of the Singing Department headed by Éva Marton. Director and professor of stage performance András Almási-Tóth, who has invited young people to attend the performance, has actually positioned the Liszt Academy, or to be more precise the Art Nouveau building, at the centre of the performance and made it the backdrop to the whole production. In the performance the Liszt Academy itself becomes the symbol of music; after all, what other than music would be capable of bringing into harmony the eternal opposites of darkness and light, intellect and emotion, the heightened concept and natural instinct, Sarastro and the Queen of the Night.