Music Education | Musical Storytelling

The Land of the Magic Flute

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Motion graphic novel inspired by Mozart’s Magic Flute

Education

Children

Youth

Mozart

Music

Game

Young people and opera? Is there still a connection today?

The Land of the Magic Flute retells opera in a new medium – the digital motion graphic novel – bringing opera into the contemporary form of comics and the visual language of youth. Mysterious and atmospheric, with beautiful drawings and animations, seven full arias, and a musical concept that plays with excerpts from Mozart’s composition, the graphic novel creates a fantastic visual and auditory experience.

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Illustration from the project The Land of the Magic Flute: Fantastical characters ride on mythical creatures through a night landscape under a starry sky with a crescent moon. On the right, the title “The Land of the Magic Flute” is displayed with a button reading “Start the Journey.”

Land of the Magic Flute Trailer

To reach young people, you have to embrace the specifics of our time. Interactive media are an excellent tool for opera to create special material for a new generation.
David Pountney, Artistic Director of the Bregenz Festival (2003–2013)

When opera meets the visual and sound world of youth

The productions and stage designs of project partner Bregenz Festival inspired both the artistic and musical content. Seven “inspiration videos” expand the user experience by offering a look on and behind the scenes of the Bregenz opera spectacle. Specially developed educational material with concrete questions and tasks also allows schools to use the motion graphic novel in class.

The artists have truly succeeded in retelling Mozart’s fairy-tale opera. The digital imagery has great theatrical power – you could stage the entire opera within it.
Kirsten Harms, Director and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Oper (2004–2011)

The project showed how classical opera can reach young audiences through a digital format. It connected cultural tradition with a contemporary visual and sound language, thereby opening up new pathways to cultural participation.

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