The Magic Flute (2006 film) The Magic Flute (2006 film) The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh's English-language film version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singspiel "Die Zauberflöte". The film is a co-production between France & the UK, produced by Idéale Audience and in association with UK's Peter Moores Foundation. In November 2005, it was announced that, as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of Mozart's birthday, a new film version of "The Magic Flute", set during World War I, was to be made, directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a translation by Stephen Fry. The film was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September
The Magic Flute (ballet) the Imperial Ballet, where it was first presented on at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre with Anna Johansson in the role of Lise and Pavel Gerdt in the role of Luc. The ballet served as a useful vehicle for the ballerinas of the Tsarist stage including Anna Pavlova, who would later include the work in the repertory of her own touring company. Drigo's score was later published in piano reduction and orchestral partition by the music publisher Zimmerman in 1912. The score was recorded in 1990 by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Richard Bonynge and