Fallen in love at the sight of her picture, the prince goes on the quest with only the magic flute that the Queen of the Night has given him and his sidekick, Papageno, who helps him along his way.

There are two fundamental ways of approaching The Magic Flute: either as a symbolic ... and Baritone Hermann Prey’s comical Papageno was as close to a show stealer as the conditions would ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

THE WELSH National Opera are in the middle of a purple patch at the moment and this production of The Magic Flute is another gem in the crown ... above) is a lovely Papageno, wanting no more from life ...

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.

Together with the bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino enters Sarastro's realm to seek her. When he finds her, the two fall in love, but they have to have to undergo ordeals before they can be together.