Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620

Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Librettist/Text Author: Schikaneder, Emanuel

Conductor: Rattle, Simon

Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus: Berlin Radio Choir

Chorus Master: Halsey, Simon

First Lady: Massis, Annick

First Man in Armour: Hulett, Benjamin

First Priest: Schager, Andreas

Monostatos: Elliott, James

Pamina: Royal, Kate

Papagena: Muhlemann, Regula

Papageno: Nagy, Michael

Queen of the Night: Durlovski, Ana

Sarastro: Ivashchenko, Dimitri

Second Lady: Kozena, Magdalena

Second Man in Armour: Jerusalem, David

Second Priest: Lemalu, Jonathan

Speaker: Van Dam, Jose

Tamino: Breslik, Pavol

Third Lady: Stutzmann, Nathalie

Set Designer: Levine, Michael

Costume Designer: Reinhardt, Petra

Stage Director: Carsen, Robert

Television Director: Simonnet, Olivier

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Date of Production: 01-04-2013

Venue: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Playing Time: 02:39:53

Catalogue Number: EuroArts5956

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The main focus of the Easter Festival 2013, held for the first time with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, will be on the four performances of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The principal roles are sung by Ana Durlovski (Queen of the Night), Pavol Breslik (Tamino), Kate Royal (Pamina), Michael Nagy (Papageno) and Regula Muhlemann (Papagena). The "Three Ladies" are also portrayed by prominent performers, namely Annick Massis, Magdalena Kozena and Nathalie Stutzmann. Jose van Dam functions as narrator and Canadian artist and seasoned opera director Robert Carsen is in charge of directing.