Tamino has been instructed by the Queen of the Night to free her daughter Pamina who has been kidnapped by Sarastro, said to be an evil wizard. Having fallen in love with a picture of the maiden, Tamino sets off to complete his task. It turns out the Sarastro is rather more wise than evil, and he even foretells that Pamino and Tamino are destined to be together. However, before the hero can be accepted into the Temple of Wisdom and the couple can learn the meaning of true bliss, a number of trials must be overcome. These are faced by Tamino and his companion Papageno. The latter is to be granted his bride Papagena, although the highest honour – accession to the fellowship of the Temple – is reserved for Pamina and Tamino. A fairy tale about love’s victory over the barriers which serve to keep us apart.
German opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed in German.
Running time 3 hours
Premiere 03 Jun 2006
Musical Director: Rainer Mühlbach
Staging, Set Design, Costume Design: Achim Freyer
Lighting Design: Gerd Budsdigk
Choir: Pablo Assante
Dramaturgy: Klaus-Peter Kehr, Hans-Georg Wegner
Sarastro: Georg Zeppenfeld
Königin der Nacht: Cornelia Götz
Pamina: Elizabeth Zharoff
Tamino: Andrej Dunaev
Papageno: Moritz Gogg
Erste Dame: Roxana Incontrera
Zweite Dame: Angela Liebold
Dritte Dame: Christa Mayer
Monostatos: Thomas Ebenstein
Sprecher: Matthias Henneberg
Papagena: Nadja Mchantaf
Erster Priester: Ilhun Jung
Zweiter Priester: Heinz Göhrig
Erster Geharnischter: Timothy Oliver
Zweiter Geharnischter: Tilmann Rönnebeck
Saxon State Opera Choir
Staatskapelle Dresden
Co-production with Opéra National du Rhin and the Schwetzinger Festspielen
With generous support of the Foundation for Support of the Semperoper
