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The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
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.
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Francisco Araiza Tamino
Kathleen Battle Pamina
Manfred Hemm Papageno
Kurt Moll Sarastro
Luciana Serra The Queen of the Night
Barbara Kilduff Papagena
Andreas Schmidt Speaker of the Temple
James Courtney First Priest
Bernard Fitch Second Priest
Heinz Zednik Monostatos
Juliana Gondek First Lady
Mimi Lerner Second Lady
Judith Christin Third Lady
Ted Huffman First Boy
Benjamin Schott Second Boy
Per-Christian Brevig Third Boy
Mark Baker First Armed Man
Michael Devlin Second Armed Man
Glenn Alpert Slave
Robert Manno Slave
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