Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart: The Magic Flute (Disc 1 of 2) CD Track Listing

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Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart The Magic Flute (Disc 1 of 2) (2005)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)\n\nSingspiel in two acts \nLibretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, English translation by Jeremy Sans\n\n'''Cast:'''\n* ''Tamino, a Javanese Prince'' Barry Banks ''tenor''\n* ''Queen of the Night'' Elizabeth Vidal ''soprano''\n* ''Pamina (her daughter)'' Rebecca Evans ''soprano''\n* ''First Lady'' Majella Cullagh ''soprano''\n* ''Second Lady'' Sarah Fox ''soprano''\n* ''Third Lady'' Diana Montague ''mezzo-soprano''\n* ''Papageno (a bird catcher)'' Simon Keenlyside ''baritone''\n* ''Papagena'' Lesley Garrett ''soprano''\n* ''Sarastro, Priest of the Sun'' John Tomlinson ''bass''\n* ''Monostatos, a Moor, overseer at the temple'' John Graham-Hall ''tenor''\n* ''Speaker, an elderly priest'' Christopher Purves ''bass''\n* ''First Armed Man'' Peter Bronder ''tenor''\n* ''Second Armed Man'' Christopher Purves ''bass''\n* ''First Priest'' Christopher Purves ''bass''\n* ''Second Priest'' Peter Bronder ''tenor''\n* ''Three Boys'' Debbie Tyfield, Nazan Fikret, Victoria Jones\n\n'''London Philharmonic Orchestra'''\n'''Geoffrey Mitchell Choir'''\nConductor: Sir Charles Mackerras, assisted by Brian Hancock\nRecorded in: Blackheath Halls, London, 4-10 November 2005\nProducer: Brian Couzens\nSound Engineers: Ralph Couzens, Michael Common (Assistant)\n\n'''Act 1 Synopsis:-'''\n\n[1-2] A serpent is attacking prince Tamino, who has run out of arrows. Tamino faints and three Ladies, servants of the Queen of the Night, kill the serpent. They cannot agree who should stay to watch over the attractive young man, so they go off together to tell their Queen about him. [3] Tamino comes round and catches sight of Papageno, the Queen's bird-catcher, who claims to have killed the serpent himself. The Ladies punish Papageno for this lie by padlocking his mouth; they then give Tamino a portrait of Pamina, the Queen's daughter, [4] and looking at her picture he immediately falls in love with her.\n\n[5-6] The Queen appears and promises Tamino that Pamina will be his if he will rescue her from Sarastro, the Queen's enemy, who has kidnapped her. Papageno will accompany him, and they will have a magic flute and magic bells to help them, and three Boys to guide them.\n\n[7-8] In Sarastro's palace, Monostatus tries to rape Pamina. Pagageno who has become separated from Tamino, unexpectedly appears and frightens him off. He comforts Pamina and together they make their escape.\n\n[9] The three Boys lead Tamino to Sarastro's temple of Nature, Reason and Wisdom. [10] Tamino approaches the three doors in turn. Voices order him back from the first two; [11] from the third the Speaker enters and convinces him he has been deceived in thinking that Sarastro is evil. He leaves Tamino to consider this reversal of fate.\n\n[12] Tamino discovers that the magic flute can tame the wild animals of the forest. [13] Papageno follows his music but they just miss each other; Papageno and Pamina enter, pursued by Monostatos, Papageno plays his magic bells, enchanting Monostatos and avoiding capture. [14] Sarastro returns with his followers from hunting [15] and Pamina tells him the whole truth of what has happened to her. [16] Tamino is brought in by Sarasto's men, and sees Pamina for the first time. Sarastro orders Monostatos to be punished for his actions, and invites Tamino and Pamina to prove themselves worthy by undergoing the trials of initiation into the community of Isis.
This classical cd contains 16 tracks and runs 63min 24sec.
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