Opera - The Magic Flute

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

The Magic Flute

136:47

Singspiel in two acts

Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, English translation by Jeremy Sans

1

Overture

6:27

Act I

2

'Have mercy, have mercy'

6:22

Tamino, Three Ladies

3

'I'm sure that there could never be'

4:26

Papageno, Tamino, Three Ladies

4

'Such loveliness beyond compare'

4:33

Tamino, Three Ladies

5

'Don't be afraid, now hear my song'

4:54

Queen of the Night, Tamino

6

'Hm! hm! hm! hm!'

5:47

Papageno, Tamino, Three Ladies

7

Dialogue: (scream) - 'Slaves!' -

3:01

'You will not dare escape again'

Pamina, Monostatos, Papageno

8

'A man in search of truth and beauty'

3:07

Pamino, Papageno

9

'If you can strive to be a man'

1:40

Three Boys, Tamino

10

'These words of wisdom reassure me'

2:06

Tamino, Speaker

11

'What rash adventure bring you here'

6:34

Speaker, Tamino, Chorus

12

'How soft, how strong your magic sound'

3:02

Tamino

13

'Walk on tip-toe, not a sound'

3:01

Pamina, Papageno, Monostatos, Chorus

14

'We worship Sarastro, we bow before him!'

1:50

Chorus, Papageno, Pamina

15

'Sir, I was disobedient'

3:08

Pamina, Sarastro

16

'Our Lord Sarastro will decide'

3:20

Pamina, Sarastro

Act II

17

'My brothers who serve the great gods'

4:30

Sarastro, First Priest, Second Priest

18

'O Isis and Osiris, arm them with strength'

3:06

Sarastro, Priests

19

Dialogue: 'Where to you think we are?'

1:18

Tamino, Papageno, First Priest, Second Priest

20

'A woman's beauty is beguiling'

1:03

Second Priest, Speaker, Papageno

21

'Why, why, why are you in this place of fear?'

3:29

Three Ladies, Papageno, Tamino, First Priest, Second Priest

22

Dialogue: 'There she is, the blushing violet' -

2:20

'All the world is always lusting'

Monostatos, Queen of the Night, Pamina

23

'The wrath of hell is burning in my bosom'

4:01

Queen of the Night, Pamina, Monostatos, Sarastro

24

'We worship at the altar'

4:00

Sarastro

25

Dialogue: 'Here we must leave you'

1:20

First Priest, Second Priest, Papageno, Tamino, Old Woman

26

'Now for the second time we greet you'

2:14

Three Boys, Papageno, Pamina

27

'Now I know that love can vanish'

3:59

Pamina, Papageno

28

'O Isis and Osiris, gods all-knowing'

2:41

Chorus of Priests, Sarastro, Pamina, Tamino

29

'Will I not see my love again?'

2:54

Pamina, Sarastro, Tamino

30

Dialogue: 'Tamino! Tamino. . . Tamino. . .'

1:06

Papageno, Second Priest

31

'If only I could meet her'

4:42

Papageno, Old Woman, Second Priest, Papagena

32

'Behold, the harbinger of morning'

1:50

Three Boys

33

'Are you the man I love the best'

4:21

Pamina, Three Boys

34

'The man who dares to tread this path'

3:11

Two Armed Men, Tamino, Pamina

35

'Pamina? I hear her calling'

1:19

Tamino, Two Armed Men

36

'Tamino, mine, welcome at last'

3:55

Pamina, Tamino, Two Armed Men

37

'The fiery furnace could not harm us'

3:17

Pamina, Tamino, Attendants, Priests

38

'Papagena! Papagena! Papagena!'

4:30

39

'Play your magic music'

0:42

Papageno, Three Boys

40

'Pa-pa-ge-na!' - 'Pa-pa-ge-no!'

2:20

Papageno, Papagena

41

'We must be very, very quiet!'

2:23

Monostatos, Queen of the Night, Three Ladies

42

'The banner of sunlight'

2:50

Sarastro, Chorus

Barry Banks tenor - Tamino

Elizabeth Vidal soprano - Queen of the Night

Rebecca Evans soprano - Pamina

Majella Cullagh soprano - First Lady

Sarah Fox soprano - Second Lady

Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Third Lady

Simon Keenlyside baritone - Papageno

Lesley Garrett soprano - Papagena

John Tomlinson bass - Sarastro

John Graham-Hall tenor - Monostatos

Christopher Purves bass - Speaker, Armed Man, First Priest

Peter Bronder tenor - Armed Man, Second Priest

4-10 November 2004

Sir Charles Mackerras