Festival

Singer

Tenor

Ilker Arcayürek

Tamino

Baritone

Gyula Orendt

Papageno

Soprano

Julia Bullock

Pamina

Kathryn Lewek

The Queen of the Night

Bass

Brindley Sherratt

Sarastro

Rachel Redmond

Papagena

Peter Hoare

Monostastos

Matthew Brook

Speaker

First priest

Ruairi Bowen

Second priest

Elizabeth Watts

First lady

Catriona Morison

Second lady

Contralto

Claudia Huckle

Third lady

First armored man

Second armored man

Child vocalist

Tharuni Kalavannan

First spirit

Patrick Devlin

Second spirit

Frederick Mushrafi

Third spirit

Maxim Emelyanychev

Conductor

Chorus master

Gregory Batsleer

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Usher Hall

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Edinburgh International Festival

German

Die Zauberflöte - The Magic Flute

Public

Opera

The Magic Flute

English

Approved

Die Zauberflöte Mozart

'O endless night, when will you disappear?’ Prince Tamino has set out to rescue the Queen of the Night’s daughter Pamina from the evil enchanter Sarastro. But when he enters Sarastro’s temple, he soon realises that things are not what they seem. Together with his hapless birdcatcher sidekick Papageno, he embarks on a mysterious quest for love and enlightenment.

The Magic Flute is one of Mozart’s most memorable achievements: it is both a witty operatic fairy tale and an intense celebration of love, wisdom and self-discovery. It contains some of the composer’s most inspired music, including the Queen of the Night’s bravura arias, Papageno’s tuneful folksongs and the love music for Tamino and Pamina.

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The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, From Edinburgh International Festival (2023/2023), Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev

Credits (Cast & Crew)

Edinburgh International Festival

Maxim Emelyanychev

Cast

Ilker Arcayürek

Gyula Orendt

Julia Bullock

Kathryn Lewek

Brindley Sherratt

Rachel Redmond

Peter Hoare

Matthew Brook

Matthew Brook

Ruairi Bowen

Elizabeth Watts

Catriona Morison

Claudia Huckle

Ruairi Bowen

Matthew Brook

Tharuni Kalavannan

Patrick Devlin

Frederick Mushrafi

Crew

Gregory Batsleer

Ensemble

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues 1