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Mozart meets Vaudeville in Seattle's silent movie Magic Flute

Brandie Sutton (Pamina) and Rodion Pogossov (Papageno)
© Sunny Martini
Sharleen Joynt (Queen of the Night)
© Sunny Martini
Duke Kim (Tamino) and Rodion Pogossov (Papageno)
© Sunny Martini
Brandie Sutton (Pamina) and Rodell Rosel (Monostatos)
© David Jaewon Oh
Insung Sim (Sarastro)
© David Jaewon Oh
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“disconcerting for a Mozart traditionalist”
Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 22 February 2025
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Seattle Opera
Christine Brandes, Conductor
Suzanne Andrade, Director
Esther Bialas, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Seattle Symphony
Seattle Opera Chorus
Erik Friedman, Revival Director
Barrie Kosky, Director
Duke Kim, Tamino
Brandie Sutton, Pamina
Sharleen Joynt, Queen of the Night
Rodion Pogossov, Papageno
Insung Sim, Sarastro
Ariana Wehr, First Lady
Ibidunni Ojikutu, Second Lady
Laurel Semerdjian, Third Lady
Rodell Rosel, Monostatos
Tess Altiveros, Papagena
Michael J Hawk, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)
Chad DeMaris, First Armoured Man
Edwin Jhamal Davis, Second Armoured Man
Paul Barritt, Animation
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