The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute 123Movies. 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.
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Music
- Country: United States
- Director: Brian Large
- Cast: Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle, Manfred Hemm, Kurt Moll, Luciana Serra, Barbara Kilduff, Andreas Schmidt, James Courtney, Bernard Fitch, Heinz Zednik, Juliana Gondek, Mimi Lerner, Judith Christin, Ted Huffman, Benjamin Schott, Per-Christian Brevig, Mark Baker, Michael Devlin, Glenn Alpert, Robert Manno, James Levine,
