Film
Metropolitan Opera Live: Die Zauberflote
- Certificate
- 12A
- Running Time
- 210 mins
A hunky prince, a hot princess, a spiritual quest, a sorcerer, lashings of freemasonry and a good few larfs. What’s not to love about Mozart’s two-act panto-style opera The Magic Flute, which also boats its fair share of top tunes? Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. So he sets off accompanied by bird-catcher Papageno, as you do, only to find that Sarastro is a wise and decent chap. Ordeals ensue, love wins the day, the end.
Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts the full-length German version of Mozart’s fable in Julie Taymor’s spectacular production.
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