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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.
Directed by
Brian Large, Guus Mostart
Written by
Emanuel Schikaneder
David Hockney
Kathleen Battle
Pamina
Kurt Moll
Sarastro
Andreas Schmidt
Speaker of the Temple
James Courtney
First Priest
Francisco Araiza
Tamino
Mark Baker
First Armed Man
Heinz Zednik
Monostatos
Luciana Serra
The Queen of the Night
Bernard Fitch
Second Priest
Judith Christin
Third Lady
Manfred Hemm
Papageno
Barbara Kilduff
Papagena
Juliana Gondek
First Lady
Mimi Lerner
Second Lady
Ted Huffman
First Boy
Benjamin Schott
Second Boy
Per-Christian Brevig
Third Boy
Michael Devlin
Second Armed Man
Glenn Alpert
Slave
Robert Manno
Slave
MET Orchestra

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