Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart’s most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire operatic repertoire. Generations of spectators have been fascinated by the melodies and adventures of Papageno, the Queen of the Night, Tamino, and Pamina, the ordeals faced by the young lovers, and the work’s inexhaustible allegorical depth. The director Romeo Castellucci has deliberately stepped back from the narrative dimension of the opera in order to explore its raw emotion and its philosophical heart. For his part, the conductor Antonello Manacorda brings Mozart’s immortal music to life with the help of an outstanding cast that includes Sabine Devieilhe, one of today’s finest interpreters of the Queen of the Night.
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Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart’s most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire operatic repertoire. Generations of spectators have been fascinated by the melodies and adventures of Papageno, the Queen of the Night, Tamino, and Pamina, the ordeals faced by the young lovers, and the work’s inexhaustible allegorical depth. The director Romeo Castellucci has deliberately stepped back from the narrative dimension of the opera in order to explore its raw emotion and its philosophical heart. For his part, the conductor Antonello Manacorda brings Mozart’s immortal music to life with the help of an outstanding cast that includes Sabine Devieilhe, one of today’s finest interpreters of the Queen of the Night.
Gábor Bretz
Sarastro
Ed Lyon
Tamino
Sabine Devieilhe
Queen of the night
Sophie Karthäuser
Pamina
Georg Nigl
Papageno
Elena Galitskaya
Papagena
Elmar Gilbertsson
Monostatos
Dietrich Henschel
Sprecher
Tineke van Ingelgem
First Lady
Angélique Noldus
Second Lady
Esther Kuiper
Third Lady
Guillaume Antoine
First Priest, Second hanged man
Yves Saelens
Second Priest, First hanged man