Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Josef Köstlinger | ... | Tamino | |
Irma Urrila | ... | Pamina | |
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Håkan Hagegård | ... | Papageno |
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Elisabeth Erikson | ... | Papagena |
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Britt-Marie Aruhn | ... | Första damen |
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Kirsten Vaupel | ... | Andra damen |
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Birgitta Smiding | ... | Tredje damen |
Ulrik Cold | ... | Sarastro | |
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Birgit Nordin | ... | Nattens Drottning |
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Ragnar Ulfung | ... | Monostatos |
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Erik Sædén | ... | Talaren |
Ulf Johansson | ... | Andra prästen | |
Gösta Prüzelius | ... | Första prästen | |
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Jerker Arvidson | ... | Vakt i Prövningens Hus |
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Hans Johansson | ... | Vakt i Prövningens Hus |
A production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" is presented, this film which blurs the lines of it as a stage production - not only with aspects of the theater stage shown, but also the occasional shot of the audience members watching it, and the performers going through their backstage routines during intermission - and a movie as the set moves out from the confines of the stage. The actual story concerns Tamino, a prince, falling in love with Pamina solely from seeing her photograph, Pamina's mother, the Queen of the Night, vowing that Pamina will be his if he rescues her from Sarastro, a demon who has captured her. On behalf of the Queen, three of her attendants, "ladies", who saved Tamino from a serpent, provide him with a magic flute to entice Pamina, and three child angels, who will act as his guides. The ladies also dispatch the pan-flute playing Papageno, a bird catcher who laments not being married himself, with Tamino, they providing him with magic bells ... Written by Huggo
I first saw Ingmar Bergman's version of W.A. Mozart's (1756-1791) Die Zauberflote on betamax way back in the 90's. I really fell in love with Mozart's works after that. This terrific 1975 rendition is magical and stays true to what Mozart probably intended it to be. A great opera singspiel.