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.

Cast

Gábor Bretz

Sarastro

Sabine Devieilhe

Queen of the night

Dietrich Henschel

Sprecher

Tineke van Ingelgem

First Lady

Ed Lyon

Tamino

Sophie Karthäuser

Pamina

Georg Nigl

Papageno

Elena Galitskaya

Papagena

Elmar Gilbertsson

Monostatos

Angélique Noldus

Second Lady

Esther Kuiper

Third Lady

Guillaume Antoine

First Priest, Second hanged man

Yves Saelens

Second Priest, First hanged man