while an animated cat accompanies Papageno in place of the customary bird cage. Even the titular magic flute is reconfigured into an animated sprite who accompanies the quest. The production ...

An excellent Papageno can make a Magic Flute, and in Matthew Kellett, we had just that. His lyrical baritone was complemented by an excellent and endearing stage presence and, as with every member ...

Either way, Americans frequently call it “Magic Flute.” But for much of the 20th ... endearing bird-catcher Papageno, first played by librettist Schikaneder himself. Galván enjoys the variety ...

Show more The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte ... and sung by David Portillo as Tamino, Björn Bürger as Papageno, Sofia Fomina as Pamina, Caroline Wettergreen as the Queen of the Night and ...

“The Matchbox Magic Flute” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre ... He encounters the beak-nosed bird-man Papageno (Shawn Pfautsch) ...

Anton's more musical way of singing fits well into the role of the free and easy-going Papageno. Musically, the Magic Flute has aged well and it is a pleasure to hear the fine music well performed ...

Her costumes for Pamina and Papageno are interesting, inspired by silent film greats such as Louise Brooks and Buster Keaton. The main problem is that Andrade, Barritt and Kosky create too much ...

Beneath the fairy-tale surface of “The Magic Flute,” Mozart and librettist ... Rodion Pogossov portrayed a likably down-to-earth Papageno, the Queen’s bird-catcher and companion to Tamino.