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Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Wilma Lipp (Pamina), Erich Kunz (Papageno), Ingeborg Hallstein (Queen of the Night), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Eberhard Wächter (Speaker), Paul Kuen (Monostatos), Graziella Sciutti (Papagena), Gerda Scheyrer, Grace Hoffman, Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Drei Damen) Gedda, Lipp, Frick, Kunz, VPO, von Karajan (cond), Herbert von Karajan | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620Live Recording from From The Salzburger Festspiele, 1982
Edita Gruberova (Königin der Nacht), Peter Schreier (Tamino), Christian Boesch (Papageno), Ileana Cotrubas (Pamina), Edda Moser (Erste Dame), Ann Murray (Zweite Dame), Ingrid Mayr (Dritte Dame), Martti Talvela (Sarastro), Horst Hiestermann (Monostatos), Gudrun Sieber (Papagena) Wiener Staatsoper, James Levine Directed, Set & Costume Design by JEAN-PIERRE PONNELLE This production of Mozart’s Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval, when it was premiered in Salzburg. Endless applause on the night and an unusual state of accord from the international press where enthusiastic reviews soon gave this staging the status of a legend. Of course, none of that would have had the same appeal if it had not been in accord with Mozart’s music, performed quite un-theoretically, with perfect blend of lightness and pathos, humour and profundity, by James Levine and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; nor would it all have worked without a truly Festival-worthy cast of singers whose strengths were perfectly balanced and every single one of whom – right down to the members of the chorus – was totally committed to the work. Sound Format: PCM Stereo Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 5 & DVD 9 / NTSC Subtitle Languages: DE, GB, FR, ES, IT Running Time: 189 mins FSK: 0 “Delivered with energy and great expertise” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 *** “From the start, with James Levine at his most brilliant and perceptive as conductor, it struck an ideal medium between the pantomime element and the weightier implications of the Masonic background...it makes ideal entertainment on film.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620Sung in English and abridged
Matthew Polenzani (Tamino), Nathan Gunn (Papageno), Ying Huang (Pamina), Erika Miklósa (Queen of the Night), René Pape (Sarastro), Greg Fedderly (Monostatos), David Pittsinger (Speaker), Jennifer Aylmer (Papagena), Wendy Bryn Harmer, Kate Lindsey, Tamara Mumford (Drei Damen) The Metropolitan Opera & Chorus, James Levine “The best performance comes from Nathan Gunn as Papageno, with his irrepressible energy and sense of comic timing...Matthew Polenzani and Ying Huang make a believably young pair of lovers. The production is a visual delight, with its bright colours, puppets and masks. It is, predictably, entirely politically correct. James Levine's conducting is well-judged, save for a funereal 'Tamino mein!' Give this to your children, then take them to the opera house.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Fritz Wunderlich (Tamino), Albert van Naasteren (Sarastro), Maria van Dongen (Pamina), Jan Derksen (Papageno), Juliane Farkas (Königin der Nacht), Nel Duval (Papagena), Reinier Schweppe (Monostatos), Albert van Haasteren (Sprecher), Annette de la Bye, Lucienne Bouwman, Anny Delorie (Drei Damen), Elly Ameling, Thea van der Steen, Cora Canne-Meije (Drei Knaben), Jan Waayer, Sybert van Keeken (Zwei Geharnischten) Het Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink This live performance was recorded in Amsterdam on 24th May 1958. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620Glyndebourne Festival live July 1960
Mihály Szekely (Sarastro), Richard Lewis (Tamino), Margareta Hallin (Queen of the Night), Pilar Lorengar (Pamina), Geraint Evans (Papageno), Dodi Protero (Papagena), Heather Harper, Catherine Wilson, Monica Sinclair (3 ladies), Emily Maire, Elizabeth Harwood, Theresia Bester (boys), Gwyneth Griffiths (Monostatos), Carlos Feller (speaker), James Conrad, David Read (Armed Men/Priests) Glyndebourne Festival Chorus & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Colin Davis A completely stellar cast: Pilar Lorengar and Richard Lewis are a well matched pair, both bringing control and heft to roles now often cast a few shades lighter, Sir Geraint Evans is his usual charming self. The surprise is Margareta Hallin as the Queen of the Night, singing her notorious arias with pin-point accuracy but without sounding like a soubrette. What happened to her? Excellent sound. The conductor of the 1960 Glyndebourne Zauberflöte may have been Peter Gellhorn, at the time chorus master and coach at Glyndebourne, and not Colin Davis. The intended conductor was Sir Thomas Beecham who already suffering from ill-health. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620Live Recording from The Opéra National De Paris, 2001
Piotr Beczala (Tamino), Dorothea Röschmann (Pamina), Detlef Roth (Papageno), Matti Salminen (Sarastro), Désirée Rancatore (Königin der Nacht), Gaële Le Roi (Papagena), Wolfgang Schöne (Sprecher), Uwe Peper (Monostatos), Cécile Perrin, Helene Schneiderman, Hélène Perraguin (Drei Damen) Opéra National De Paris, Iván Fischer (conductor) & Benno Besson (stage director) Set & Costumes by Jean-Marc Stehlé Mozart’s final opera Die Zauberflöte is also his most famous. The general public is familiar with its array of popular arias, most notably the Queen of the Night’s breathtaking coloratura. Since its premiere in 1791, two months before the composer’s death, the opera’s fairy tale plot, eccentric cast and fantastic scenery have exerted an almost childlike fascination on generations of audiences. The production is infused with an all-pervading sense of playful joy - packed with wonderful effects including fl ying machines, colourful costumes and magical scene changes. The Opéra national de Paris production is cast of the finest rank: Sarastro is played by the bass Matti Salminen, while the other main roles are taken by young singers - meanwhile all well-established on the international scene - who were then at the start of their careers: Pamina is sung by Dorothea Röschmann, while the Queen of Night is played by the soprano Désirée Rancatore. The tenor Piotr Beczala is Tamino, and the baritone Detlef Roth is a fabulously fresh and lively Papageno. For this musical highlight, they come together under the baton of worldwide successful Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer. Benno Besson’s detailed, even scholarly knowledge of the work’s genesis and his supreme grasp of its cultural and ideological background are placed entirely in the service of its fairytale aesthetic offering the viewer a truly magic opera! Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: DE, GB, FR, ES, IT Running Time: 158 mins FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620A Performance for Children
Live Recording from The Felsenreitschule Salzburg, 1982 Concept and Script: Christian Boesch Based on a staging by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle The Magic Flute had been the sensation of the season in 1978. It received enormous and unanimous approval, endless applause on the night and brought on an unusual state of accord in the international press, where enthusiastic reviews soon gave the staging legendary status. Christian Boesch became one of the progenitors of this movement when he created a new version of Mozart’s popular opera, in which Papageno becomes the storyteller. He worked with director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle to develop a concept that presents Mozart’s wondrous mystery play – based on the Salzburg Festival production 1978 – in such a way that it encourages young audiences to relate to the genre and exposes them to the magic inherent in this particular work. This DVD captures the incomparable atmosphere of the fi rst ever staging of The Magic Flute for Children. Sound Format: LPCM Stereo Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: GB, DE, FR Running Time: 106 mins FSK: 0 “Delivered with energy and great expertise” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 *** “From the start, with James Levine at his most brilliant and perceptive as conductor, it struck an ideal medium between the pantomime element and the weightier implications of the Masonic background...it makes ideal entertainment on film.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Otto Schenk’s magnificent production is captured in this live 1964 Salzburg Festival performance. 168 minutes, black & white, mono, subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. All regions. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: The Magic Flute for ChildrenEnglish and Japanese-language version
Mozart: | Die Zauberflöte, K620 Live Recording from The Zurich Opera House |
Peter Kálmán (Papageno - English), Katsunori Kono (Papageno - Japanese), Franziska Rabl (Papagena - English), Rebeca Olvera (Papageno - Japanese), Boguslaw Bidzinski (Tamino - English), James Elliott (Tamino - Japanese), Irini Kyriakidou (Pamina - English), Christiane Kohl (Pamina - Japanese), Sen Guo (Queen of the Night - English), Eugenia Enguita (Queen of the Night - Japanese) Zurich Opera, Thomas Barthel Musical Arrangements by Alexander Krampe, Directed and Script Arrangement by Ulrich Peter & Set Design and Costumes by Luigi Perego. English and Japanese Language Version. Mozart’s masterpiece is presented in a version shortened to 60 minutes for the youngest (from 5 years), young and also adult audiences, thus providing children with their first insight into the fascinating world of opera. Papageno is the presenter, who accompanies the audience through the piece in an easily understandable, cheerful manner, and experiences his adventures with the prince Tamino, who has fallen in love with Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night, and yearns to liberate her from the kingdom of Sarastro, who has abducted her. However, until the happy ending of the piece, there are numerous hindrances to be overcome, such as wild beasts that bar Tamino’s path, or Monostatos, who has also fallen in love with Pamina. And even if Papageno is in no mood for heroic deeds, his yearning for a “girl or young woman” is rewarded – and her name, of course, is Papagena. Sound Format: PCM STEREO DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Picture Format: 16:9 Running Time: 60 mins Languages: GB, JP FSK: 0 “consistent in its engagement with the young audience” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Hans Peter Blochwitz (Tamino), Barbara Bonney (Pamina), Anton Scharinger (Papageno), Edita Gruberova (Königin der Nacht), Matti Salminen (Sarastro), Peter Keller (Monostratos), Edith Schmid (Papagena), Thomas Moser, Antti Suhonen (Zwei Geharnischten), Pamela Coburn, Delores Ziegler, Marjana Lipovsek (Drei Damen), Stefan Gienger, Markus Baur, Andreas Fischer (Drei Knaben) Chor und Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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