Die Zauberflöte

Deutsche Grammophon presents Karl Böhm's legendary 1964 interpretation of Mozart's "Magic Flute", the reference recording in an audiophile remastering on 2 CDs and a Blu-ray Audio.

“Böhm’s 1964 Zauberflöte has long been a strong recommendation. The principal jewel is Fritz Wunderlich’s Tamino, incomparable in its lyric ardour, musicality and tangible characterisation. There is a rock-like Sarastro from Franz Crass and fi ne Sprecher from Hans Hotter. Evelyn Lear is a radiant Pamina, and Roberta Peters has the stratospheric measure of Queen of the Night.” – Patrick Carnegy, BBC Music Magazine

In addition to the 2 CDs, the album also includes a high-fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc in audiophile 96kHz/24-bit format. The mastering is based on the original analogue tapes. The edition features a 36-page booklet with synopsis and essays in English and German.

Cast

Berliner Philharmoniker
RIAS Kammerchor

KARL BÖHM (Conductor)

Sarastro FRANZ CRASS

Queen of the Night ROBERTA PETERS

Pamina EVELYN LEAR

Tamino FRITZ WUNDERLICH

Papageno DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU

Papagena LISA OTTO

Speaker HANS HOTTER

First Priest HUBERT HILTEN

Second Priest MARTIN VANTIN

Third Priester MANFRED RÖHRL

Monostatos FRIEDRICH LENZ

First Lady HILDEGARD HILLEBRECHT

Second Lady CVETKA AHLIN

Third Lady SIEGLINDE WAGNER
First Boy ROSL SCHWAIGER

Second Boy ANTONIA FAHBERG

Third Boy RAILI KOSTIA

First Armoured Man JAMES KING

Second Armoured Man MARTTI TALVELA