*** 3x 180g Vinyl LPs ***

Otto Klemperer brings his customary nobility of conception to Die Zauberflöte, with its symbolic drama, and is joined by an exceptional cast. Gundula Janowitz sings Pamina with sublime beauty and the young Lucia Popp is brilliant as the Queen of the Night, the role that first made her reputation.

“Not the least extraordinary thing about this wonderful blend of the sublime and the humane is that it draws from all musicians the best of which they are capable … This issue is specially commended to those who are after the mystery and elevation of The Magic Flute.” – Gramophone

Cast:
- Tamino: Nicolai Gedda
- Pamina: Gundula Janowitz
- Papageno: Walter Berry
- Königin der Nacht (Queen of the Night): Lucia Popp
- Sarastro: Gottlob Frick
- Speaker: Franz Crass
- Erste Dame (First Lady): Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Zweite Dame (Second Lady): Christa Ludwig
- Dritte Dame (Third Lady): Marga Höffgen
- Papagena: Ruth-Margret Pütz
- Monostatos: Gerhard Unger
- Erster Knabe (First Boy): Agnes Giebel
- Zweiter Knabe (Second Boy): Anna Reynolds
- Dritter Knabe (Third Boy): Josephine Veasey
- Erster Geharnischter (First Armed Man): Karl Liebl
- Zweiter Geharnischter (Second Armed Man): Franz Crass
- Erster Priester (First Priest): Gerhard Unger
- Zweiter Priester (Second Priest): Franz Crass

Recorded: 24, 26, 31.III & 1–4, 6–8, 10.IV.1964, Kingsway Hall, London
Producer: Suvi Raj Grubb
Balance engineer: Robert Gooch
Digital remastering: Simon Gibson, at Abbey Road Studios, 2016
24 bit – 96 kHz remastering using RetouchTM technology