The Magic Flute (1975 film) The Magic Flute (1975 film) The Magic Flute () is Ingmar Bergman's 1975 film version of Mozart's opera "Die Zauberflöte". It was intended as a television production and was first shown on Swedish television on 1 January 1975, but was followed by a cinema release later that year. The work is widely viewed as one of the most successful films of an opera ever made, and as an unusual item in the director's oeuvre. Although Bergman carried out the project in his mid-50s, it was rooted in his youth. He first saw "The Magic Flute" at the Royal Opera in
Brown Opera Productions In 2010, BOP performed a reduction of "The Magic Flute" for the Providence Athenaeum on Benefit Street. BOP also has at least two nursing home concerts during the year and one in the summer. It is also planning to launch an opera/classical music education program for surrounding Providence schools. BOP puts on short scenes from various operas and operettas, with staging, singing, and sets. In the past BOP has done scenes from many operas and operettas, including "Porgy and Bess", "The Magic Flute", "Norma", "The Threepenny Opera", "Candide", and "Monsieur Choufleuri". Performances occur in multiple venues across campus, including the