The Magic Flute

Dec 30, 2006

1h 50m

★ 8.8

Overview

Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro. Julie Taymor's abridged, English-language production of the classic Mozart opera.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

The Metropolitan Opera

Thirteen

The Magic Flute Trailers

Cast

Tamino

Matthew Polenzani

Pamina

Ying Huang

Papageno

Nathan Gunn

Queen of the Night

Erika Miklósa

Sarastro

René Pape

First Lady

Wendy Bryn Harmer

Second Lady

Kate Lindsey

Third Lady

Tamara Mumford

Monostatos

Greg Fedderly

Papagena

Jennifer Aylmer

First Slave

Stephen Paynter

Second Slave

Kenneth Floyd

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