The Magic Flute: Concert Performance listing on Broadway Baby

Join a cast of exciting singers and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, led by their Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, for a concert performance of Mozarts enchanting masterpiece.

'O endless night, when will you disappear? Prince Tamino has set out to rescue the Queen of the Nights daughter Pamina from the evil enchanter Sarastro. But when he enters Sarastros 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 Mozarts 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 composers most inspired music, including the Queen of the Nights bravura arias, Papagenos tuneful folksongs and the love music for Tamino and Pamina.

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Supported by

Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund and Donald and Louise MacDonald

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Maxim Emelyanychev Conductor

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus

Gregory Batsleer Chorus Director

Cast includes

Ilker Arcayrek Tamino

Gyula Orendt Papageno

Rachel Redmond Papagena

Julia Bullock Pamina

Kathryn Lewek The Queen of the Night

Brindley Sherratt Sarastro

Elizabeth Watts First Lady

Catriona Morison Second Lady

Claudia Huckle Third Lady

Matthew Brook Sprecher / First Priest / Second Armed Man

Tharuni Kalavannan First Child

Patrick Devlin Second Child

Frederick Mushrafi Third Child

Mozart The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflte)

Performed with a newly commissioned narration by David Pountney, read by Thomas Quasthoff

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