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Der Stein der Weisen (The Philosophers' Stone)


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The music is a collaboration of several composers including Mozart, and is a forerunner to The Magic Flute (1791). Recent exciting discoveries of missing sections of the score from among looted manuscripts in Russia have enabled a reconstruction of this little known work.
Music Mozart (Mozart (and Henneberg)
Design hack
Group/Band rl
Design hikaneder)
Lyrics Emanuel Schikanader

Production details

This production is supported by JP Morgan. To celebrate the 250th year of Mozart's birth, Garsington Opera's tribute will be to stage the re-discovered The Philosophers' Stone (Der Stein der Weisen) performed in Vienna in 1790 with a libretto by Emanuel Schikanader.

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Company

Company Garsington Opera
Director John Cox
Conductor Steuart Bedford
Design Peter Ruthven Hall
Choreographer Scott Ambler
Performer Amy Freston (Nadine)
Performer Leigh Melrose (Lubano)
Performer Ashley Catling (Nadir)
Performer Iain Paton (Astromonte)
Performer Michael Druiett (Eutifronte)
Performer Damian Thantrey (Sadik)
Performer Katherine Bond (Genius)
Performer Teuta Koco
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