Organization

Singer

Bass

René Pape

Sarastro

Tenor

Paul Groves

Tamino

Franz Grundheber

Speaker

Soprano

Diana Damrau

The Queen of the Night

Genia Kühmeier

Pamina

Inga Kalna

First lady

Karine Deshayes

Second lady

Contralto

Ekaterina Gubanova

Third lady

Baritone

Christian Gerhaher

Papageno

Markus Werba

Irena Bespalovaite

Papagena

Burkhard Ulrich

Monostastos

Conductor

Riccardo Muti

Stage director

Pierre Audi

Costume designer

Jorge Jara

Set designer

Karel Appel

Second priest

Xavier Mas

First priest

Peter Loehle

Second armored man

Simon O'Neill

First armored man

Choreographer

Min Tanaka

Salzburger Festspiele

Others

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Wiener Sängerknaben

German

Dutch

Die Zauberflöte -  (The Magic Flute)

Salzburg

Austria

Großes Festspielhaus

"Die Zauberflöte" (The Magic Flute) is Mozart's most popular and beloved opera, and its melodies - from Papageno's folkloric tunes to the Queen of the Night's breathtaking coloraturas - are familiar even among non-listeners of classical music. In this production by Pierre Audi, the sets are a treat for the eyes, and the music is a feast for the ears. With Diana Damrau (Queen of the Night), René Pape (Sarastro), Paul Groves (Tamino), Genia Kühmeier (Pamina), Christian Gerhaher (Papageno) and Irena Bespalovaite (Papagena). The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus are led with an expert hand by the great Riccardo Muti. The most spectacular homage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his 250th birthday in 2006 was incontestably the presentation of all of his operas and operatic fragments at the Salzburg Festival. The project "Mozart22" united the greatest Mozart singers, conductors, stage directors and ensembles of the day.

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