The Magic Flute

6.5 | 1978-05-23 | Animation Comedy Fantasy

Emanuele Luzzati was a talented artist, director and animator. One of his best known short films was 1978’s The Magic Flute set to the music from Mozart’s two-act opera. As a stage director, Luzzati had mounted a lavish 1963 full-scale production of the opera and fell in love with the music and the story. His animated The Magic Flute, made fifteen years later, was met with glowing reviews and multiple awards. He followed the completion of the film with a children’s picture book that succinctly retells the story. (by Joseph Crisalli)

Featured Crew

Giulio Gianini	Director
Emanuele Luzzati	Director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Original Music Composer
Emanuel Schikaneder	Original Story
Emanuele Luzzati	Screenplay
Giulio Gianini	Screenplay
Günther Arndt	Music Director