16.05.2024

JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN in his US Opera debut with Mozart's The Magic Flute

No stranger to the US classical concert scene, leading tenor Julian Prégardien made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in March 2020, before returning last season to Severance Hall and Carnegie Hall for Schubert’s Mass in E Flat. This time, the tenor celebrates his North American operatic debut as Tamino, a role he is more than familiar with, having performed it across Europe’s leading houses and which he will perform again in the coming season - also under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst - at the Vienna State Opera.

About the opera:

One of the greatest operas ever written, Mozart’s timeless classic is about the search for truth and reason, love and enlightenment, and how power is used for good or evil purposes. Staged with imaginatively designed puppets, The Magic Flute draws us into a world where a prince, Tamino, and a princess, Pamina, triumph over every obstacle in their search for wisdom and are finally united in love. Throughout their journey, audiences are delighted with the lovers’ soulful arias, the stratospheric vocal fireworks of the villainous Queen of the Night, the subterranean depths of the formidable high priest Sarastro, and the comic melodies of the lovable bird catcher, Papageno. 

“I invite the audience into the illusion. My absolute true belief is that art comes out of joy.” – Nikolaus Habjan

Catch the production feature from Cleveland here and be sure to secure your tickets!