Magic opera, Singspiel, a comedy with spectacular stage effects, Masonic ritual with Egyptian mysteries, heroic-comic opera? Die Zauberflöte is heard more often and has been more frequently performed, discussed, queried and interrogated than almost any other work in the history of opera. It is rare for the mysteriousness and multiformity of a work to be adjured with such mantric intensity. It is equally rare for a work to enjoy such undisputed success despite all these debates – and for over two hundred years at that.
Matthias Goerne
as Sarastro
Mauro Peter
as Tamino
Emma Posman
as Queen of the Night
Christiane Karg
as Pamina
Adam Plachetka
as Papageno
Maria Nazarova
as Papagena
Michael Porter
as Monostatos
Constantinos Carydis
as Conductor
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Narrator
