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Die Zauberflote, 20 June 1957

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Librettist: Emanuel Schikaneder

Conductor: Paul Sacher

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Tamino: David Lloyd

1st Lady: Heather Harper

2nd Lady: Nancy Evans

3rd Lady: Monica Sinclair

Papageno: Geraint Evans

Queen of the Night: Margareta Hallin

Monostatos: Kevin Miller

Pamina: Pilar Lorengar

1st Boy/Spirit: Belva Boroditsky

2nd Boy/Spirit: Jeannette Sinclair

3rd Boy/Spirit: Helen Watts

Speaker (Act I): Thomas Hemsley

Speaker (Act II): Walter Hertner

Sarastro: Mihaly Szekely

Priest & Armed Man: John Carolan

Priest & Armed Man: James Atkins

Papagena: Rosl Schwaiger

Production Team

Set Designer: Oliver Messel

Costume Designer: Oliver Messel

Original Producer: Carl Ebert