Admin

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Golda Schultz

Pamina

Tenor

Charles Castronovo

Tamino

Baritone

Markus Werba

Papageno

Bass

Christian Van Horn

Speaker

Tobias Kehrer

Sarastro

René Pape

Ashley Emerson

Papagena

Wendy Bryn Harmer

First lady

Sarah Mesko

Second lady

Contralto

Tamara Mumford

Third lady

Greg Fedderly

Monostastos

Richard Cox

First armored man

Richard Bernstein

Second armored man

Conductor

James Levine

Stage director

Julie Taymor

Set designer

George Tsypin

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Donald Holder

Choreographer

Mark Dendy

Kathryn Lewek

The Queen of the Night

Kathryn Bowden

Paul Corona

First priest

Scott Scully

Second priest

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

German

Die Zauberflöte -  (The Magic Flute)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

A whimsical fairy tale with themes deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and principles of Free Masonry, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) appeals to audiences of all ages. Tony Award–winner Julie Taymor matches the magic and mystery of this timeless fable with a staging that bursts to life with vivid colors, intricate costumes, and inventive puppetry. In this performance from the 2017–18 Live in HD season, tenor Charles Castronovo stars as Tamino, the noble prince on a quest to rescue the maiden Pamina, sung by radiant soprano Golda Schultz in her Met-debut season. Along the way, Tamino befriends the lovable bird catcher Papageno, sung by baritone Markus Werba, and goes up against the forces of light—represented by bass René Pape’s benevolent Sarastro—and darkness—embodied by soprano Kathryn Lewek’s hair-raising Queen of the Night. Maestro James Levine is on the podium to lead a joyous performance of one of Mozart’s final masterpieces.

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