The Aria of the Queen of the Night

A film miniature to classical music inspired by Mozart’s famous aria. Prince Tamino and his companion Papageno embark on a journey to free Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night. The princess is imprisoned by the sorcerer Sarastro.

Directed, screenplay by Ryszard Kicza
Music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from opera „Magic Flute”
Performed by Polish Radio & Television Orchestra – Kraków
Conducted by Gerhard Geist, Urszula Koszut – soprano
Artwork by Jadwiga and Leszek Drzewińscy
Animated by Andrzej Fonfara, Janusz Gałązkowski, Olgierd Niebieszczański
Photography by Krzysztof Szyszka
Editing by Henryka Sitek
Sound by Wiesław Nowak
Produced by Andrzej Wawrzonowski
Classical animation – painting on celluloid, 35 mm, colour, 82 m, 03:00′, format 4:3
Date of production: 23.12.1991 © TV SFA-TVP SA