Mozart--Die Zauberfloete, The Magic Flute
One of the best opera videos of all time is of The Magic Flute, directed by Ingmar Bergman in 1975. Sung in Swedish with English subtitles.
On DVD from amazon.com
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Mozart -- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) / Keenlyside, Röschmann, Hartmann, Damrau, Selig, Allen, Sir Colin Davis, Covent Garden
DVD, amazon.com
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Performers: Peter Loehle, Simon O'Neill, Franz
Grundheber, Burkhard Ulrich, Irena Bespalovaite,
Christian Gerhaher, Ekaterina Gubanova, Inga Kalna, Genia Kühmeier, Paul
Groves,
Diana Damrau, Karine Deshayes, René Pape
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Die Zauberfloete, arkivmusic.com
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- The Magic Flute (The Metropolitan Opera HD)
"The Magic Flute on DVD! Experience Julie Taymor's breathtaking production of Mozart's timeless operatic fairy tale in an abridged, English-language presentation for families. This newly released DVD of Taymor's staging was featured as the inaugural transmission of the Met's Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series in 2006. Conducted by Met Music Director James Levine, the 110-minute production, with English translation by J.D. McClatchy, was created to appeal to music lovers of all ages. Heading the cast are Ying Huang as Pamina, Erika Miklósa as Queen of the Night, Matthew Polenzani as Tamino, Nathan Gunn as Papageno, and René Pape as Sarastro."--product description at amazon.com
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