NBC OPERA THEATRE: THE MAGIC FLUTE (TV)
Summary
One in this series of NBC Opera Theatre's productions. This live broadcast of W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman's new English-language version of "The Magic Flute" commemorates the 200th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As Act I opens, Tamino, an Egyptian prince, meets the bird catcher Papageno. Tamino is ordered by the powerful Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from the evil wizard Sarastro, in whose palace she is imprisoned and the two men are given a magic flute to protect them on their quest. Papageno befriends Pamina. Tamino, however, is separated from Papageno and then reunited through the powers of the flute. The act concludes as Tamino meets his true love Pamina. As Act II opens, Pamina and Tamino are warned they will be subjected to severe tests of faith. They venture through deadly caverns as a final test and, guided by the magic flute, emerge unharmed. Later Papageno meets his ideal mate Papagena, and Tamino and Pamina are wed in the Temple of the Sun. Includes promos and a public service announcement. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 15, 1956 3:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:57:46
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T77:0412
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Operas; African-American Collection - Music
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1950-1966
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - PSA - Driving Safety (voice only)
- TV - Promos - "Chevy Show"
- TV - Promos - "NBC Opera Theatre: Grand Breteche"
- TV - Promos - "Wide Wide World: Portrait of an American Winter"
CREDITS
- Samuel Chotzinoff … Producer
- Lincoln Kirstein … Special Production Consultant
- Charles Polacheck … Associate Producer
- Kirk Browning … Director
- Gertrude Rosenstein … Associate Director
- George Balanchine … Stage Director, Choreographer
- Chester Kallman … Adapted by, English translation by
- W. H. Auden … Adapted by, English translation by
- Symphony of the Air … Symphony Orchestra
- Peter Herman Adler … Music and Artistic Director
- Felix Popper … Assistant Conductor
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart … Composer
- Jerry Damon … Announcer
- Leontyne Price … Singer, Cast, Pamina
- William Lewis … Singer, Cast, Tamino
- John Reardon … Singer, Cast, Papageno
- Adelaide Bishop … Singer, Cast, Papagena
- Laurel Hurley … Singer, Cast, Astraflammante, Queen of the Night
- Andrew McKinley … Singer, Cast, Monostatos
- Ki-Kwei Sze … Singer, Cast, Sarastro
- Chester Watson … Singer, Cast, the First Priest
- Norman Rose … Cast, the Second Priest
- Alfred Shirley … Cast, the Third Priest
- Francoise Martinet … Cast, the First Attendant on the Queen of the Night
- Frances Paige … Singer, Cast, the First Attendant on the Queen of the Night, Voice
- Barbara Milberg … Cast, the Second Attendant on the Queen of the Night
- Joan Moynagh … Singer, Cast, the Second Attendant on the Queen of the Night, Voice
- Eda Lioy … Cast, the Third Attendant on the Queen of the Night
- Helen Vanni … Singer, Cast, the Third Attendant on the Queen of the Night, Voice
- Tommy Burke … Cast, the First Spirit
- Betty Wilson … Singer, the First Spirit, Voice
- Phil Neuheller … Cast, the Second Spirit
- Russell Oberlin … Singer, Cast, the Second Spirit, Voice
- Dow Thompson … Cast, the Third Spirit
- Charles Bressler … Singer, Cast, the Third Spirit, Voice
- David Shapiro … Cast, the First Slave
- Billy Rollo … Cast, the Second Slave
- Harry Davis … Cast, the Third Slave
- Walter Carlin … Cast, the First Armored Man
- Richard Cassilly … Singer, Cast, the First Armored Man (Voice), Voice
- John Vivyan … Cast, the Second Armored Man
- Chester Watson … Singer, Cast, the Second Armored Man (Voice), Voice