The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

The story

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.

Cast

F Francisco AraizaTamino K Kathleen BattlePamina M Manfred HemmPapageno K Kurt MollSarastro L Luciana SerraThe Queen of the Night B Barbara KilduffPapagena A Andreas SchmidtSpeaker of the Temple J James CourtneyFirst Priest B Bernard FitchSecond Priest H Heinz ZednikMonostatos J Juliana GondekFirst Lady M Mimi LernerSecond Lady

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J Judith ChristinThird Lady T Ted HuffmanFirst Boy B Benjamin SchottSecond Boy P Per-Christian BrevigThird Boy M Mark BakerFirst Armed Man M Michael DevlinSecond Armed Man G Glenn AlpertSlave R Robert MannoSlave J James LevineSelf - Conductor M MET OrchestraSelf - Orchestra M Metropolitan Opera ChorusSelf - Chorus