Die
Zauberflöte
A very good recording from
1950 in mono sound, without the spoken dialogue, features Irmgard Seefried,
Anton Dermota, Wilma Lipp, Emmy Loose, and Erich Kunz,
with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von
Karajan. Available from amazon.com
Among
more recent recordings, with spoken dialogue, is one featuring Ruth Ziesak,
Uwe Heilmann, Sumi Jo, Michael Kraus, and Kurt Moll,
with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Available
from amazon.com
William Christie conducts Les
Arts Florissants in an early-instruments recording of Die Zauberflöte starring
Hans-Peter Blochwitz, Anton Scharinger, Natalie Dessay,
and Rosa Mannion. Available from amazon.com
One of the best opera videos
of all time is of The Magic Flute, directed by Ingmar Bergman in
1975. Sung in Swedish with English
subtitles. Available on VHS (for
North America) from amazon.com
Also on DVD from amazon.com