Look who’s tootling the Met’s Flute

Look who’s tootling the Met’s Flute

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norman lebrecht

November 28, 2021

Engaged mostly these days as a director of opera and festivals, the tenor Rolando Villazon has landed himself a Papageno in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘family-friendly’ Magic Flute.

It’s nostalgia time.

 

 

Comments

  • Cantantelirico says:

    This is not heartwarming news.

  • Herbie G says:

    Who’s singing Monostatos?

  • Tiredofitall says:

    It’s been too long…I wish him a great success.

  • Tom Phillips says:

    The “family friendly version” is so cut-to-shreads and the role of Papageno so light that he can’t do much damage even in his present vocal condition. Plus he is an effective comedian.

  • Joel Kemelhor says:

    If Villazon is Papageno he will be playing magic chiming bells, not tootling a magic flute.

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