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Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Watch This Before the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Fedora’ & ‘The Magic Flute’

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This month the Metropolitan Opera celebrates the holiday season with three productions opening. So we will continue our series that introduces newcomers to opera through film. Opera can be daunting and while some works are more well-known than others, those that have never been to the opera, don’t have the same connection to certain works as traditional operagoers do. This {…}

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‘The Magic Flute’ Returns to the Metropolitan Opera for Holiday Presentation

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘The Magic Flute’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Jan. 5. The company noted that the role of Tamino will be sung by Eric Ferring, replacing Matthew Polenzani. Ferring made his Met debut as Pong in “Turandot” this season and recently performed the role of Tamino on Jan. 1, 2022. He is {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘The Magic Flute’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “The Magic Flute.” The company noted that for performances between Dec. 29 and Jan. 5, the role of Monostatos will be sung by David Cangelosi, replacing Rodell Rosel. Cangelosi made his Met debut in 2004 as Mime in “Das Rheingold” and has since performed in productions of “Andrea Chenier,” {…}

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Rolando Villazón Headlines Metropolitan Opera’s ‘The Magic Flute’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to celebrate the holiday season with its family-friendly version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” for nine performances. The opera, which opened on Dec. 10, 2021, is set to run until Jan. 5, 2022. The English-language adaptation of the classic fairy tale, performed in a 115-minute abridged version is directed by Julie Taymor. The production will {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: The Magic Flute

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On Dec. 15, 2019, The Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on this season’s run of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Julie Taymor’s family-friendly production continues to be a visual and musical delight that, while abridged, makes for a strong concentration of the work. Under the baton of Lothar Koenigs, Sunday’s cast of artists was comprised of a fine mix of new {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change For ‘The Magic Flute’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “The Magic Flute” The company announced that Jeni Houser will sing the Queen of the Night in the Jan. 2 performance of Mozart work and Kathryn Lewek will sing the role Jan. 4. Both sopranos will replace So Young Park, who was originally scheduled. Houser will make {…}

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Will Liverman To Make Metropolitan Opera History In ‘The Magic Flute’

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Will Liverman is set to make history at the Metropolitan Opera. The rising star baritone, who made his Met debut in 2018, will become the first African American to take on the role of Papageno at the Metropolitan Opera in the company’s 469th performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” “Being the first black Papageno at the Metropolitan Opera is so {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Season Review: The Magic Flute

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On December 19, 2018, The Metropolitan Opera premiered this season’s run of Mozart’s musical drama “The Magic Flute.” This production by Julie Taymor is notable for its English translation, abridged running time, and opulent presentation; these features concentrated the drama and allegorical meaning which would unfold in the hands of the company’s cast of artists. Squaring the Circle Taymor’s production {…}