Adapter l'opéra au cinéma, entre création et reproduction : étude sociologique de "La Flûte enchantée" de Bergman
"The Magic Flute" (1975) is a television film directed by Ingmar Bergman which, from a sociological perspective, raises the question of an opera’s film adaptation paired with the aesthetic endeavours of filmmaking. How does Bergman succeed in adapting "The Magic Flute" to a contemporary, mainly Swedish, 1975 audience to whom his film is intended? How does he develop his aesthetic contribution as he comes face to face with the difficult choice between owing respect to the opera, in terms of the libretto’s content and of its reception, and envisioning a work of its own? Through its telecast, Bergman’s film makes the opera accessible to the public at large. By rearranging the libretto, translated into Swedish, it attunes Mozart’s work to contemporary issues. It also bears aesthetic traits which express Bergman’s ideas about the theatrical performance of an opera and has left its imprint on the history of operas on screen.
Opera Mozart Bergman Cinema Sociology "Worlds of art" Publics Audiences Opera-film Aesthetics