Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute—Holiday Presentation
Dec 11 – Jan 2
Price includes $10.00 fee
A beloved New York holiday tradition, Mozart’s enchanting fable takes the stage in the Met’s abridged, English-language production by Julie Taymor—the Tony Award–winning director of Broadway’s The Lion King. Running under 90 minutes and dazzling audiences with vibrant sets, colorful costumes, and eye-popping puppetry, it’s the perfect show for the holidays and a delightful introduction to opera for audiences of all ages.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
At every performance of The Magic Flute, audiences can enjoy free activity books and themed photo opportunities throughout the lobby. Special downloadable activities are also available online to explore before or after your visit. Complimentary face painting will be available before all matinee performances. Holiday Open Houses will take place prior to the performances on December 13 and 19.
Please note: The December 26 matinee is a relaxed performance. Learn more about what to expect in the Met’s relaxed performances.
Abridged production of The Magic Flute a gift of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick
Original production of Die Zauberflöte a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis
Additional support from John Van Meter, the Annenberg Foundation, Karen and Kevin Kennedy, Bill Rollnick and Nancy Ellison Rollnick, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller, Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman, and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha
Revival supported by Rolex
Sung In
English
Met Titles In
- English
- German
- Spanish
Estimated Run Time
1 hrs 30 mins
House Opens
Opera
90 mins
Opera Ends
Cast
Conductor
Nicholas Carter
Performing
Dec 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28
Jan 2
Conductor
Patrick Furrer
Performing
Dec 26, 30
Jan 2
Pamina
Emily Pogorelc
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Pamina
Emma Marhefka
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24
Pamina
Kathryn Lewek
Performing
Dec 26, 30
Jan 2
Queen of the Night
Olga Pudova
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 30
Jan 2
Queen of the Night
Jeni Houser
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 26
Jan 2
Queen of the Night
Kathryn Lewek
Performing
Dec 24, 28
Tamino
Piotr Buszewski
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Tamino
David Portillo
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24, 26, 30
Jan 2
Monostatos
Rodell Rosel
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Monostatos
Thomas Capobianco
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24, 26, 30
Jan 2
Papageno
Rolando Villazón
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Papageno
Gordon Bintner
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24, 26, 30
Jan 2
Speaker
Vladyslav Buialskyi
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Speaker
Nicholas Newton
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24, 26, 30
Jan 2
Sarastro
Morris Robinson
Performing
Dec 11, 17, 20, 26, 28
Jan 2
Sarastro
In Sung Sim
Performing
Dec 13, 19, 24, 26, 30
Jan 2
World premiere: Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna, 1791. A sublime fairy tale that moves freely between earthy comedy and noble mysticism, The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte in the original German) was written for a theater located just outside Vienna with the clear intention of appealing to audiences from all walks of life. The story is told in a singspiel (“song-play”) format characterized by separate musical numbers connected by dialogue and stage activity, an excellent structure for navigating the diverse moods, ranging from solemn to lighthearted, of the story and score.
Creators
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) was the son of a Salzburg court musician who exhibited him as a musical prodigy throughout Europe. His achievements in opera, in terms of beauty, vocal challenge, and dramatic insight, remain unsurpassed. He died three months after the premiere of Die Zauberflöte, his last produced work for the stage. The remarkable Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812) was an actor, singer, theater manager, and friend of Mozart who wrote the opera’s libretto, staged the work, and sang the role of Papageno in the initial run.
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composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production
Julie Taymor
SET DESIGNER
George Tsypin
COSTUME DESIGNER
Julie Taymor
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Donald Holder
Puppet Designers
Julie Taymor and Michael Curry
CHOREOGRAPHER
Mark Dendy
English Adaptation
J. D. McClatchy
C. Graham Berwind, III Chorus Director
Tilman Michael
Setting
The libretto specifies Egypt as the location of the action. That country was traditionally regarded as the legendary birthplace of the Masonic fraternity, whose symbols and rituals populate this opera. Some productions include Egyptian motifs as an exotic nod to this idea, but most opt for a more generalized mythic ambience to convey the otherworldliness that the score and overall tone of the work call for.
Music
Mozart and his librettist, Emanuel Schikaneder, created The Magic Flute with an eye toward a popular audience, but the varied tone of the work requires singers who can specialize in several different musical genres. The baritone Papageno represents the comic and earthy, the tenor Tamino and the soprano Pamina display true love in its noblest forms, the bass Sarastro expresses the solemn and the transcendental, and the Queen of the Night provides explosive vocal fireworks.
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