Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) was the son of a Salzburg court musician who exhibited him as a musical prodigy throughout Europe. His achievements in opera, in terms of beauty, vocal challenge, and dramatic insight, remain unsurpassed.
Performers
Patrick Furrer
Conductor
Janai Brugger
Pamina
Kathryn Lewek
Queen of the Night
Piotr Buszewski
Tamino
Rolando Villazón
Papageno
Location
Metropolitan Opera House
30 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY
About The Performance
A sublime fairy tale that moves freely between earthy comedy and noble mysticism, The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte in the original German) was written for a theater located just outside Vienna with the clear intention of appealing to audiences from all walks of life. The story is told in a singspiel (“song-play”) format characterized by separate musical numbers connected by dialogue and stage activity, an excellent structure for navigating the diverse moods, ranging from solemn to lighthearted, of the story and score.
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