Marie Gicquel 11:12 a.m., December 21, 2022
To attract young people, the Montpellier Opera is offering "Crescendo", a video game created by the Arte Fix video game school.
Accessible from the age of 7, it takes up the world of "The Magic Flute" by Mozart.
On the screen, the little character armed with his Magic Flute, helped by Papageno, must show agility to climb an evil tower and knock out the queen of the night.
Mozart in video games.
It is the new creation of the National Opera of Montpellier.
Its goal: to attract young people.
He has just released "Crescendo", accessible from 7 years old, which takes up a well-known universe, that of "The Magic Flute".
Hands on the computer keyboard, we are not playing Super Mario, but Super Tamino, named after the hero of Mozart's opera.
On the screen, the little character armed with his Magic Flute, helped by Papageno, must show agility to climb an evil tower and knock out the queen of the night, a giant with purple hair.
A game designed by students from a video game school
"The queen of the night, who is a bit like the final boss of this video game", explains Audrey Brahimi, head of digital service at the Montpellier Opera.
"She's throwing missiles at us, obviously singing without her very, very well-known tune."
The game designed by students from the Arte Fix video game school is modeled on the staging presented next January at the Montpellier Opera.
"In video games, there is always a story. That's what grabs us, added to the visual side, and we want young people to find that when they come to the opera."
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Moreover, all spectators with a ticket will be able to test the game for free in the Montpellier opera house from January 13 to 19.