[Met Performance] CID:333192
Die Zauberflöte {338} Metropolitan Opera House: 11/27/2000.

(Debut: Esther Heideman)


Metropolitan Opera House
November 27, 2000


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE [338]

Pamina..................Esther Heideman [Debut]
Tamino..................Michael Schade
Queen of the Night......Mary Dunleavy
Sarastro................Eric Halfvarson
Papageno................Gerald Finley
Papagena................Danielle de Niese
Monostatos..............Dennis Petersen
Speaker.................John Cheek
First Lady..............Emily Pulley
Second Lady.............Jane Bunnell
Third Lady..............Jane Shaulis
Genie...................James Danner
Genie...................Zachary Bernhard
Genie...................Luca Mannarino
Priest..................Edward Crafts
Priest..................Bernard Fitch
Guard...................Anthony Dean Griffey
Guard...................Richard Vernon
Slave...................Mitchell Sendrowitz
Slave...................Kurt Phinney
Slave...................Gregory Lorenz

Conductor...............Sebastian Weigle

Production.................John Cox
Designer...................David Hockney
Lighting designer..........Gil Wechsler
Stage Director.............Gregory Keller

[In Act II, Mr. Finley inserted some new lines. In German according to the text he said, "Which way do I go?" In English he said "Bush?" Then turning to the other side, he said, "Gore?" The audience laughed and Finley proceeded to sing "Ein Maedchen oder Weibchen".]


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 2000-01
• Die Zauberflöte: Conductor [Weigle, Sebastian]
• Die Zauberflöte: Pamina [Heideman, Esther]
• Die Zauberflöte: Tamino [Schade, Michael]
• Die Zauberflöte: Queen of the Night [Dunleavy, Mary]
• Die Zauberflöte: Sarastro [Halfvarson, Eric]
• Die Zauberflöte: Papageno [Finley, Gerald]
• Die Zauberflöte: Papagena [de Niese, Danielle]
• Die Zauberflöte: Monostatos [Petersen, Dennis]
• Die Zauberflöte: Speaker [Cheek, John]
• Die Zauberflöte: First Lady [Pulley, Emily]
• Die Zauberflöte: Second Lady [Bunnell, Jane]
• Die Zauberflöte: Third Lady [Shaulis, Jane]
• Die Zauberflöte: Genie [Danner, James]
• Die Zauberflöte: Genie [Bernhard, Zachary]
• Die Zauberflöte: Genie [Mannarino, Luca]
• Die Zauberflöte: Priest [Crafts, Edward]
• Die Zauberflöte: Priest [Fitch, Bernard]
• Die Zauberflöte: Guard [Griffey, Anthony Dean]
• Die Zauberflöte: Guard [Vernon, Richard]
• Die Zauberflöte: Slave [Sendrowitz, Mitchell]
• Die Zauberflöte: Slave [Phinney, Kurt]
• Die Zauberflöte: Slave [Lorenz, Gregory]
Met Careers
• Bernhard, Zachary [Child, Male]
• Bunnell, Jane [Mezzo Soprano]
• Cheek, John [Bass]
• Crafts, Edward [Bass]
• Danner, James [Child, Male]
• de Niese, Danielle [Soprano]
• Dunleavy, Mary [Soprano]
• Finley, Gerald [Baritone]
• Fitch, Bernard [Tenor]
• Griffey, Anthony Dean [Tenor]
• Halfvarson, Eric [Bass]
• Heideman, Esther [Soprano]
• Lorenz, Gregory [Tenor]
• Mannarino, Luca [Child, Male]
• Petersen, Dennis [Tenor]
• Phinney, Kurt [Tenor]
• Pulley, Emily [Soprano]
• Schade, Michael [Tenor]
• Sendrowitz, Mitchell [Bass]
• Shaulis, Jane [Mezzo Soprano]
• Vernon, Richard [Bass]
• Weigle, Sebastian [Conductor]