Met Opera: The Magic Flute
Friday, Apr 10th @ 6:30 pm
Met Opera Special Presentation
Special Event Announcement
Please join us for a special encore performance of The Magic Flute. This Met Opera Encore presentatoon falls outside of our Season Pass lineup. Season Pass holders will need to purchase an individual ticket for this event.
The Magic Flute | Abridged production of The Magic Flute a gift of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Librettist Emanuel Schikaneder, Conductor: James Levine, Production: Julie Taymor, Set Designer: George Tsypin, Costume Designer: Julie Taymor, Lighting Designer: Donald Holder, Puppet Designers: Julie Taymor, Michael Curry, Choreographer: Mark Dendy, English Adaptation : J. D. Mcclatchy, Live In Hd Director: Gary Halvorson
Pamina: Ying Huang; Queen of the Night: Erika Miklósa; Tamino: Matthew Polenzani; Papageno: Nathan Gunn; Speaker: David Pittsinger; Sarastro: René Pape
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The Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Magic Flute is a world-renowned masterpiece that reimagines opera as a cinematic, high-energy spectacle.
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- Directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King), the stage comes alive with giant kites, dancing puppets, and shimmering costumes that feel more like a Broadway fantasy than a 200-year-old opera.
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- This specific version is sung in English and trimmed down to a brisk 116 minutes, making it the ultimate “entry point” for those who think opera is too long or intimidating.
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- It features the “Queen of the Night” aria—one of the most famous pieces of music in history—known for its gravity-defying high notes that sound almost superhuman.
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- At its heart, it’s a whimsical fairy tale about a prince, a bird-catcher, and a magical instrument on a journey to save a princess.
GENRE(S): Opera Pre-recorded Encore
RUNTIME: 116 minutes
LANGUAGE: English
