Vermont Public Classical

The Magic Flute

Vermont Public | By Tim Johnson

Published January 3, 2014 at 11:20 AM EST

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A scene from the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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John Easterlin as Monastatos and Heidi Stober as Pamina in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Alek Shrader as Tamino in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Ashley Emerson as Papagena and Nathan Gunn as Papageno in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute."

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Eric Owens as Sarastro in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Nathan Gunn as Papageno with the Three Ladies (Wendy Bryn Harmer, Renée Tatum, Margaret Lattimore) in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute.""

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Heidi Stober as Pamina and Alek Shrader as Tamino in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Shenyang as the Speaker and Alek Shrader as Tamino in the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

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A scene from the abridged, English-language holiday presentation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Metropolitan Opera.

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Saturday Matinee presents the Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's The Magic Flute.

Heidi Stober sings the role of Pamina, with Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night), Alek Shrader (Tamino), Nathan Gunn (Papageno), Shenyang (Speaker), Eric Owens (Sarastro.

Jane Glover conducts this revival of Julie Taymor's 2004 production.

Listen Saturday, January 4, at 1 p.m. on VPR Classical