Ben Bliss and Golda Schultz Star in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Opening March 23

Also featuring soprano Kathryn Lewek, baritone Thomas Oliemans, tenor Thomas Ebenstein, bass Stephen Milling, and bass-baritone Shenyang, conducted by Evan Rogister

New York, New York (February 27, 2024)—Tony Award–nominated director Simon McBurney’s full-length, German-language production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, which had its Met premiere in 2023, returns for 11 performances starting March 23. Soprano Golda Schultz stars as the princess Pamina, opposite tenor Ben Bliss as the prince Tamino. Soprano Kathryn Lewek returns as the reigning Queen of the Night, with opening night marking her 75th Met performance in the role. Baritone Thomas Oliemans, who made his Met debut in 2023 in the production premiere as Papageno, returns to reprise the role. Tenor Thomas Ebenstein and bass-baritone Shenyang make their Met role debuts as Monostatos and the Speaker, respectively. Bass Stephen Milling returns to the Met as Sarastro, the same role he sang in the 2023 production premiere. Maestro Evan Rogister takes the podium to conduct Mozart’s dramatic and beloved fable.

McBurney’s inventive staging includes whimsical aerial effects, acrobatics, immersive projections, sound effects created in real time by an onstage Foley artist, and a raised orchestra pit that puts the musicians in view—and allows them to interact with the performers on stage.

In addition to McBurney, who also serves as choreographer, the creative team includes set designer Michael Levine, costume designer Nicky Gillibrand, lighting designer Jean Kalman, projection designer Finn Ross, sound designer Gareth Fry, and associate director Rachael Hewer.

Die Zauberflöte has been performed at the Met 516 times to date. It was first performed at the Met on March 30, 1900, in Italian.

Fridays Under 40

The Met’s Fridays Under 40 series continues March 28 with a party ahead of the evening performance of Die Zauberflöte. Available exclusively for operagoers 40 and under, the event features complimentary wine, themed activities, and more. All Friday performances at the Met are available to Fridays Under 40 audiences at special discounted rates. For further details, please click here.

Die Zauberflöte Broadcasts on Radio and Online

The March 28 and April 12 and 23 performances of Die Zauberflöte will be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on the SiriusXM app. Audio from the March 28 and April 23 performances will also be streamed live on the Met’s website, metopera.org. Audio from the April 12 performance will also be rebroadcast live over The Robert K. Johnson Foundation–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.

Toll Rush Tickets
The Met Opera app is now available for download on mobile devices, offering users a new way to purchase Toll Rush Tickets via an automated lottery. Lotteries open two weeks prior to a performance, and winners are notified the day before the performance. Toll Rush Tickets can also be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis by visiting metopera.org at 12PM for weekday performances, 2PM for Saturday evening performances, and four hours before curtain for matinee performances.

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