The Metropolitan Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute

The Metropolitan Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute

168 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Nov. 13, 2000

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.

The Metropolitan Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute

168 mins | Adventure, Music, Fantasy | Nov. 13, 2000

The Metropolitan Opera - Mozart: The Magic Flute
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.
IMDb rating 8.6
Producers The Metropolitan Opera
Original title The Metropolitan Opera - Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Directors Guus Mostart, Brian Large
Writers Emanuel Schikaneder

Cast

Francisco Araiza

as Tamino

Kathleen Battle

as Pamina

Manfred Hemm

as Papageno

Kurt Moll

as Sarastro

Luciana Serra

as The Queen of the Night

Barbara Kilduff

as Papagena

Andreas Schmidt

as Speaker of the Temple

James Courtney

as First Priest

Bernard Fitch

as Second Priest

Heinz Zednik

as Monostatos

Juliana Gondek

as First Lady

Mimi Lerner

as Second Lady

Judith Christin

as Third Lady

Ted Huffman

as First Boy

Benjamin Schott

as Second Boy

Per-Christian Brevig

as Third Boy

Mark Baker

as First Armed Man

Michael Devlin

as Second Armed Man

Glenn Alpert

as Slave

Robert Manno

as Slave

James Levine

as Conductor