The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

Overview

Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. A few weeks before this telecast, the Met unveiled a new production of the opera featuring the colorful designs of acclaimed artist David Hockney. His bold colors and vivid images enchanted audiences and seemed to inspire the striking cast, led by James Levine’s affectionate conducting. Francisco Araiza is the young prince Tamino, who finds himself in a strange land, forced to undergo mysterious tests so he can rescue, then marry, the woman he loves, Pamina, played by Kathleen Battle. Kurt Moll is the compassionate Sarastro and Luciana Serra is the Queen of the Night.

Directed by Brian Large, Guus Mostart, Joseph Volpe

Top cast

Francisco Araiza

Tamino

Kathleen Battle

Pamina

M

Manfred Hemm

Papageno

Kurt Moll

Sarastro

Luciana Serra

The Queen of the Night

B

Barbara Kilduff

Papagena

Andreas Schmidt

Speaker of the Temple

James Courtney

First Priest

Bernard Fitch

Second Priest

Heinz Zednik

Monostatos

J

Juliana Gondek

First Lady

M

Mimi Lerner

Second Lady

Judith Christin

Third Lady

T

Ted Huffman

First Boy

B

Benjamin Schott

Second Boy

P

Per-Christian Brevig

Third Boy

Mark Baker

First Armed Man

M

Michael Devlin

Second Armed Man

G

Glenn Alpert

Slave

R

Robert Manno

Slave

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