The Magic Flute

Overview

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive. The internationally renowned Mozart interpreter Sir Colin Davis conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House and a glittering cast in David McVicar's 2003 production of the opera Mozart wrote in the final year of his life, recorded live at Covent Garden.

Directed by Sue Judd, David McVicar

Top cast

Will Hartmann

Tamino

Dorothea Röschmann

Pamina

Diana Damrau

Queen of the Night

Franz-Josef Selig

Sarastro

A

Ailish Tynan

Papagena

A

Adrian Thompson

Monostatos

Simon Keenlyside

Papageno

G

Gillian Webster

First Lady

Christine Rice

Second Lady

Yvonne Howard

Third Lady

Z

Zico Shaker

First Boy

J

John Holland-Avery

Third Boy

Thomas Allen

Speaker of the Temple

M

Matthew Beale

First Priest

R

Richard van Allen

Second Priest

Alan Oke

First Man in Armour

G

Graeme Broadbent

Second Man in Armour

T

Tom Chapman

Second Boy

Colin Davis

Self - Conductor

O

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Self - Orchestra

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