MOZART/ BERGMAN, ’TROLLFLÖJTEN’, 1975 [ En. subtitles, ’The Magic Flute’ ]

#TROLLFLÖJTEN, by INGMAR BERGMAN (1975), based on ’The Magic Flute’ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder, also released theatrically Josef Köstlinger: Tamino (Prince, an ideal, square-jawed): Tenor Irma Urrila: Pamina (Princess, daughter of Sarastro and Queen of the night): Soprano Three Ladies: Britt-Marie Aruhn: Soprano; Birgitta Smiding: Mezzo-Soprano; Kirsten Vaupe: Soprano Håkan Hagegård: Papageno (a charming bird catcher): Baritone Birgit Nordin: Queen of the Night (Pamina’s mother, a beautifully manipulative queen): Soprano Ragnar Ulfung: Monostatos (armor, guard): Tenor Ulrik Cold: Sarastro (Pamina’s father, the sorcerer): Bass Elisabeth Erikson: Papagena: Soprano Priests: Sixten Fark, Arne Hendriksen, Sven-Erik Jacobsson, Ulf Johansson, Folke Jonsson Young boys : Ansgar Krook; Urban Malmberg: Erland von Heijne Orator : Erik Saedén Bergman himself appears briefly in shots of the audience group, as do S