NEW YORK—Julie Taymor’s spectacular production of “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) is back at the Metropolitan Opera for a brief run in the unabridged version. The opera combines Mozart’s immortal music with Taymor’s imaginative costumes and the puppets she co-designed with Michael Curry.
“The Magic Flute” is a mixture of comedy and mysticism with romance, sorcery, and monsters. The composer and his librettist Emanuel Schikaneder were both members of the fraternal order of Freemasons and the work reflects their beliefs.
