23.03.2025

THOMAS EBENSTEIN as Monostatos at the MET

The Austrian character tenor Thomas Ebenstein already made his house debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 2019 as Valzacchi in Robert Carsen's production of Der Rosenkavalier. As Monostatos, a role as which the long-standing member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble has also appeared repeatedly there, Thomas Ebenstein can now be heard for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera in all eleven performances scheduled for April, thus making another role debut at the opera house with a central role in his repertoire.

Simon McBurney's rousing production of Mozart's beloved opera - with its ingenious theatrical mix of projections, puppetry and special effects - returns to the Met stage after its acclaimed premiere in 2023 and continues to prove its visual freshness and playful vitality.

Cast

Golda Schultz, Pamina
Kathryn Lewek, Queen of the Night
Ben Bliss, Tamino
Thomas Ebenstein, Monostatos
Thomas Oliemans, Papageno
Shenyang, Speaker
Stephen Milling, Sarastro

Evan Rogister, Conductor
Simon McBurney, director and choreographer
Michael Levine, stage design
Nicky Gillibrand, costumes
Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer
Finn Ross, Projection Designer
Gareth Fry, Sound Designer
Rachael Hewer, Associate Director