The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.

• Bayerische Staatsoper
• Unitel
• Francisco Araiza
• Wolfgang Brendel
• Lucia Popp
• Edita Gruberova
• Kurt Moll
• Pamela Coburn
• Daphne Evangelatos
• Cornelia Wulkopf