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title: "Magic Flute (Metropolitan Opera)"
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# Magic Flute (Metropolitan Opera)

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## Description

The inaugural broadcast of the Peabody and Emmy®-award winning series The Met Live in HD.The Magic Flute has delighted audiences of all ages for centuries. Julie Taymor's dazzling English-language production brings one of Mozart s greatest works to life as never before.James Levine leads a cast that includes Ying Huang as Pamina in her Met debut, Nathan Gunn, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklosa and Rene Papa.Taken from the December 30, 2006 live performance.

Review: Wonderful version ... especially for children - I purchased this version to mainly see Taymor's treatment of "The Magic Flute". I was astounded. Having performed in a production of this opera myself, I know it can be difficult to "bring to life", understand and "sell" to an audience. Taymor's version made me truly enjoy this opera as I had not before...THANK YOU!. I have subsequently used this with my elementary students, who have also delighted in the opera and even asked to see it again! It is vocally as well as visually gratifying. I loved the minimalist sets and the work that must have gone into acting, enunciation, etc. (By the way, The Magic Flute is often done in vernacular language of where it is performed. It is an opera, yes, but has singspiel aspect of spoken dialogue. The singers have to work with dialogue acting coaches oftentimes.) I like this abridged format of the opera! It made more sense to me dramatically and I still saw all the "bits" I was accustomed to. This is well worth the price (I paid over $100 when it was out of print and it was still worth the cost.) I'm purchasing a second copy of this as I know mine will wear out from use!
Review: Excellent production and an superb introduction to opera for kids - Very well done production and is perfect for English speaking kids to learn about opera. Excellent voices especially the baritone Papageno and the lyric soprano Pamia. I showed it to a seven year old boy and a five year old girl and they loved it. The shortened version of this opera is perfect for kids. The original three hour German version is fine for adults but is to much for the kids to handle. This was done by the Metropolitan Opera of New York so the production values were superb. Many schools show this production in their music classes. Nice way to introduce kids to real music rather than the hip hop sonic toxic waste that is so oppressively prevalent. The opera is quite funny which went over well with the kids.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00579EKW8 |
| Actors  | James Levine, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, René Pape, Ying Huang |
| Aspect Ratio  | 1.78:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #20,047 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #76 in Performing Arts (Movies & TV) #214 in Special Interests (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (448) |
| Director  | Gary Halvorson, Julie Taymor |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 17808728 |
| MPAA rating  | Unrated (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | Classical, Color, HiFi Sound, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.4 x 5.74 x 5 inches; 2.75 ounces |
| Release date  | August 16, 2011 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 52 minutes |
| Studio  | Sony Classics |
| Subtitles:  | English |
| Writers  | Emanuel Schikaneder, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |

## Product Details

- **Format:** Classical, Color, HiFi Sound, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- **Genre:** Music Video & Concerts, Musicals & Performing Arts/Classical
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 52 minutes

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful version ... especially for children
*by J***N on January 18, 2013*

I purchased this version to mainly see Taymor's treatment of "The Magic Flute". I was astounded. Having performed in a production of this opera myself, I know it can be difficult to "bring to life", understand and "sell" to an audience. Taymor's version made me truly enjoy this opera as I had not before...THANK YOU!. I have subsequently used this with my elementary students, who have also delighted in the opera and even asked to see it again! It is vocally as well as visually gratifying. I loved the minimalist sets and the work that must have gone into acting, enunciation, etc. (By the way, The Magic Flute is often done in vernacular language of where it is performed. It is an opera, yes, but has singspiel aspect of spoken dialogue. The singers have to work with dialogue acting coaches oftentimes.) I like this abridged format of the opera! It made more sense to me dramatically and I still saw all the "bits" I was accustomed to. This is well worth the price (I paid over $100 when it was out of print and it was still worth the cost.) I'm purchasing a second copy of this as I know mine will wear out from use!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent production and an superb introduction to opera for kids
*by J***O on September 1, 2019*

Very well done production and is perfect for English speaking kids to learn about opera. Excellent voices especially the baritone Papageno and the lyric soprano Pamia. I showed it to a seven year old boy and a five year old girl and they loved it. The shortened version of this opera is perfect for kids. The original three hour German version is fine for adults but is to much for the kids to handle. This was done by the Metropolitan Opera of New York so the production values were superb. Many schools show this production in their music classes. Nice way to introduce kids to real music rather than the hip hop sonic toxic waste that is so oppressively prevalent. The opera is quite funny which went over well with the kids.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful intro to opera for chldren
*by A***Y on August 4, 2011*

We saw this when produced for television and taped it. My 7 year old granddaughter was mesmorized. She periodically would watch it and would sing the mother's aria in the shower. Of particular interest to her was the beginning showing the backstage preparations. When we changed our DVR player we lost it and she (now 8-1/2) was heartbroken. Thank goodness through Amazon the Met Store had a copy at a very reasonable cost. The sound quality is wonderful as is the picture. This is a wonderful introduction to opera for young people. Julie Taymor's production is fascinating. She brought the same imagination in staging she used in The Lion King. Although opera purists might object and this version is abridged it is truly a delight. Now we have it forever.

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