The Metropolitan Opera’s first-ever high-definition transmission into theatres, Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” returns to select theatres this holiday season as part of the “2025–26 Live in HD” season. The encore will be shown in select U.S. theatres on at 1:00PM local time on Saturday, December 6.

The Met’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s classic fairy-tale opera features a dazzling production by Tony Award–winner Julie Taymor. Tenor Matthew Polenzani leads the exceptional cast as Tamino, the noble prince on a quest to win the fair princess Pamina, sung by soprano Ying Huang. Baritone Nathan Gunn sings the role of the bird catcher Papageno, with soprano Erika Miklósa as the Queen of the Night and bass René Pape as Sarastro.

Alongside Taymor, who also designed the costumes and co-designed the puppetry, the production’s creative team includes set designer George Tsypin, lighting designer Donald Holder, co–puppet designer Michael Curry, and choreographer Mark Dendy. The English adaptation is by celebrated American poet and librettist J. D. McClatchy. Gary Halvorson directed the “Live in HD” presentation for theatres, which was originally transmitted live on December 30, 2006.

Tickets for “The Magic Flute” are now on sale at approximately 700 participating U.S. theatre locations. To purchase tickets for “The Magic Flute,” please visit the Fathom Entertainment website or participating theatre box offices (participating theatres are subject to change).

The Stars of “The Magic Flute”

Ying Huang, Pamina; Shanghai, China
Erika Miklósa, Queen of the Night; Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Matthew Polenzani, Tamino; Evanston, Illinois
Nathan Gunn, Papageno; South Bend, Indiana
David Pittsinger, Speaker; Clinton, Connecticut
René Pape, Sarastro; Dresden, Germany

The 2025–26 “Live in HD” season continues with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” (live on December 13 with encores on December 17), Bellini’s “I Puritani” (live on January 10 with encores on January 14), Massenet’s “Cinderella” (encores on February 14 and 18), Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” (live on March 21 with encores on March 25), Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” (live on May 2 with encores on May 6), and Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” (live on May 30 with encores on June 3). Captured live on the Met stage October 2, 2025, a special presentation of Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” will be screened in select theatres on January 24 and 28.

“The Met: Live in HD” series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of “The Met: Live in HD” is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. “The Met: Live in HD” series is in partnership with Rolex.

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