The most handsome pair of poultry in music history

Great chemistry between these two.

the chemistry between this two is uncanny! Beautiful performance

He is so young yet so expressive, a wonderful Papageno... love him

Ein junger Papageno, mit schöner Stimme, abslut verständlich. Tolle Inszenierung und wunderbare Farben!!!

I love the costumes. And Papagena looks so cute with the feathers! And I really enjoyed this duet, has always been my favorite scene from this opera.

Costume wise, these are by far the best Papageno and Papagena. And that's not even mentioning their amazing voices

When being socially isolated, but wanting some emotional comfort, what better than this superbly acted scene of romance?

Excuse me and excuse me some more. I've been binge watching this eternal duet from the best singers in the industry and I can comfortably say that this is the best rendition of Papagena. The lament, the sounding Bells, the stylized Pa-Pa-Pa. This is the best the internet can offer. First of all this Papageno, Detlef Roth, is somewhat nerdy, handsome, vocally full and his acting is quirky and sweet and endearing with the most nuanced of movement. Then on comes Gaële Le Roi as Papagena flirtatious and free and full of tender care for Papageno. She is sweet, gentle, loving, and gives him looks between phrases that tell you that there is something there beyond paycheck work happening. Their musical union has created an eternal example of what Mozart was likely hoping would one day happen when this masterpiece was performed live. As memorable and desirable to me as Diana Damrau's "Der Holle Rache".

Oh the joy of finding the one truly meant for you! Wonderful performance.

her mimic facials are amazing she seems really in love with him

I really love her face. The expression is very beautiful, they made an epic job

Und Papagena sieht aus, wie ein Bildnis aux dem XVIIIsten Jahrhundert! Jugend! Frische Liebe! Bravo!

C'est toujours un régale d'écouter MOZART, quelle virtuosité pour un humain .

That moment when I’m Italian, speak just Ita and Eng and I listen to a German aria with French subs and manage to understand... how amazing are Romance languages!

Impossibile fare di meglio ! Orchestra, direzione, costumi, regia, cantanti strepitosi, belli, spiritosi…una delizia !

Watching this video for many years now an it is still the best performance of Papageno Papagena. I love it ❤

What a beautiful voice Detlef Roth has.

I am so addicted to this wonderful piece and absolutely delightful performance! For once I’m actually so happy about knowing German! I can sing along! Papapapapa...😄

How is it possible to hear this without a smile and a joyful heart?

Besides the singing: she really looks in love with him! She is a good actress!! She looks at him so tenderly! =)

Cea mai frumoasa arie Papagena. The best!

So amazing to sing so beautifully and act so expressively at the same time!

such magnificent singing. my favorite operatic duet next to Lakme flower duet

Papageno: Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! Weibchen! Täubchen! meine Schöne! - Vergebens! Ach! sie ist verloren! ich bin zum Unglück schon geboren! - Ich plauderte, und das war schlecht, und drum geschieht es mir schon recht! - Seit ich gekostet diesen Wein - seit ich das schöne Weibchen sah, so brennt’s im Herzenskämmerlein, so zwicket’s hier, so zwicket’s da! Papagena! Herzensweibchen! Papagena liebes Täubchen! ‘S ist umsonst, es ist vergebens, müde bin ich meines Lebens! Sterben macht der Lieb’ ein End, wenn’s im Herzen noch so brennt. (nimmt einen Strick von seiner Mitte) Diesen Baum da will ich zieren, mir an ihm den Hals zuschnüren, weil das Leben mir mißfällt, gute Nacht, du falsche Welt! - Weil du böse an mir handelst, mir kein schönes Kind zubandelst, so ist’s aus, so sterbe ich. Schöne Mädchen, denkt an mich! - Will sich eine um mich Armen, eh’ ich hänge, noch erbarmen - wohl, so laß ich’s diesmal sein! Rufet nur, Ja oder Nein! - Keine hört mich! alles stille! Also ist es euer Wille! Papageno frisch hinauf, ende deinen Lebenslauf. Nun! ich warte noch! es sei - bis man zählet: eins, zwei, drei! (pfeift, sieht sich um) eins! zwei! drei! Nun wohlan! es bleibt dabei! Weil mich nichts zurücke hält, gute Nacht, du falsche Welt! DIE KNABEN (fahren herunter) Halt ein! o Papageno, und sei klug! Man lebt nur einmal, dies sei dir genug! PAPAGENO Ihr habt gut reden, gut zu scherzen; doch brennt es euch, wie mich im Herzen, ihr würdet auch nach Mädchen geh’n. DIE KNABEN So lasse deine Glöckchen klingen, dies wird dein Weibchen zu dir bringen. PAPAGENO Ich Narr vergaß der Zauberdinge! (nimmt sein Instrument heraus) Erklinge, Glockenspiel, erklinge, ich muß mein liebes Mädchen seh’n! (Die drei Knaben laufen zu ihrem Flugwerk und bringen das Weib heraus.) Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget, schafft mein Mädchen her! Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget, bringt mein Mädchen her! Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget, bringt mein Weibchen her! bringt sie her! mein Mädchen her! mein Weibchen her! DIE KNABEN Nun Papageno, sieh dich um! (fahren auf. Papageno sieht sich um.) PAPAGENO Pa-pa-ge-na! PAPAGENA Pa-pa-ge-no! PAPAGENO Bist du mir nun ganz ergeben? - PAPAGENA Nun bin ich dir ganz ergeben! PAPAGENO Nun so sei mein liebes Weibchen! PAPAGENA Nun so sei mein Herzenstäubchen! BEIDE Welche Freude wird das sein, wenn die Götter uns bedenken, uns’rer Liebe Kinder schenken, so liebe kleine Kinderlein! PAPAGENO Erst einen kleinen Papageno! PAPAGENA Dann eine kleine Papagena! PAPAGENO Dann wieder einen Papageno! PAPAGENA Dann wieder eine Papagena! PAPAGENO Papageno! PAPAGENA Papagena! BEIDE Es ist das höchste der Gefühle, wenn viele, viele Papagena/Papageno der Eltern Segen werden sein!

Premier prix de la mise en scène et du costume ! Chanteurs sublimes !

Ten years later, this is still MAGIC ON VIDEO. Thank you for sharing the brilliance of this composer for a sorry world to appreciate. It is much appreciated.

This is the cutest Papageno I've heard!

I really do think this the best version of this on the Net at present: singing, acting, timing, costumes, set, lighting, orchestra, conducting, all impeccable; the fey Mystical Boys must have rehearsed and rehearsed to be that good!

Wow, what a strong voice Detlef has!... Impressive

Ja! Ja! The magic of Mozart, beautifully done! Delightful!

That's pretty much perfect, and the crowd didn't even sound impressed.. They were both great, even the kids were, plus the staging is perfect

Charming,with a sweet touch of the ridiculous in the costumes, but what a rich and powerful voice Papagano--Detlef Roth--has. Stunning singing and staging, would love to see the rest of this performance.

He's a baritone with agility, great aria, papageno is they best character of the Opera

Remarkable music .......with a very good staging......

Quintessential Wolfgang ! Playfulness & perfection. Teaching my canary the music, he loves it and sings along

WONDERFUL!!!!! Detlef Roth is a great Papageno!!!

Papageno(Detlef Roth) and Papagena(Gaele Le Roi) are the best from "The Magic Flute" I love both! Very Great!

Gaële Le Roi is a delight: not only has she been blessed with an amazing voice but she is certainly the most beautiful Papagena, ever. Mreci Gaële! Nous t'aimons beaucoup!!!

I have watched this play when I was 8 years old, when he whistles that small flute I felt like "back into the past" . Wonderful video, this is real art, so lovely 💚

I have loved this opera since I was 14. The overture hooked me me and the I was totally absorbed.

Quelle beauté, on ne s'en lasse pas… Wolfgang Amadeus, le génie des génies de la musique.

Oh, how I wish I could sing like this! This video always puts a smile on my face... It is so fun to watch them, because they are so cute and so convincing that they love each other!

I'm taking Deutsch I right now, so this made sense, but only in the sections where he repeated "Eins, zwei, drei" and then "klingeln". I will say, this evokes such emotion. It's a magnificent masterpiece.

I just discovered this performance. I was really surprised - Detlef Roth is absolutely awesome and so is Gaëlle! But I'm also surprised that while this production seems to be so popular and quite well known, why did I never hear of these two before? I would love to hear them in a baroque opera perhaps. And I would LOVE to see Roth as Monteverdi's Orfeo. That would be a dream come true for me. It's a pity Jordi Savall didn't just catch this bird to sing for him!

Diese jungen Sänger sind entzückend.

Merci à Mozart et aux artistes qui feront vivre son œuvre pour l’éternité.

I keep on coming back to this video again and again... my favorite Papageno and Papagena!

My favourite Papageno so far ☺😘

It is one of the best moments, from Mozart work. Here in brilliant performance. Thanks for posting. 3xTHUMB UP !!!

Wow. The most beautiful rendition I have ever heard.

This one is not an Opera. It is the work of a Mankind's Genius!

Quand je serai mort, j'irai remercier Mozart pour tout le plaisir qu'il nous donne.

Hes the best I’ve heard so far performing this

Magnífico, excelente, grandioso, espectacular, maravilloso, sublime, apoteósico, divino, mágico, impresionante. ❤

I love it with all the fantasy and flutes!

Que grandioso fue Mozart. Su música es eterna. Hermoso y sublime Papageno, Papagena y estas voces extraordinarias.

Roth is great! Papageno is one of my favorite opera characters. I named my spaniel after him. I love calling his name, and he goes nuts when I play this famous duet.

This aria/song, is pure magic and absolutely wonderful! Its rich, beautifully flowing and brilliant melodies, based on a fabulous, and very enjoyable farewell-story to posterity, is now heartbreaking, now delightfully amusing, but always thoroughly entertaining. It ends in a lovely duet which inspires harmony and warm feelings of sympathy. The very beautiful voices add a pleasing touch to this excerpt from Mozart’s ingenious opera Magic Flute.

I can just imagine the very first time this opera was performed, how did the spectators reacted to all that “pa-pa-pa”… This is Mozart reinventing Opera.

Best version ever!

Wonderful! Very happy memories of this beautiful opera! Lovely voices!

Très joli avec des chanteurs qui sont aussi comédiens !!!

Mozart, un enchantement éternel....

Absolutely Perfect !

TRES BELLE VOIX ET JEU DE CE JEUNE BARYTON BRAVO

Meo deos, uma das melhores interpretações que já tive o prazer de assistir de Papagena ! PapaGena. Emocionado.

wunderschön, sehr sehr gut gesungen

Un duo magico!

Hermosa dueto de Papageno y Papagena, es una de las escenas más hermosas de la Flauta Mágica .

this is my favorite version of the duet. le roi and roth are absolutely precious together.

This is so magnificent. For as long as I can remember, Mozart has been my great inspiration and favorite composer of all time. Thanks for sharing this piece of magic with all of us. ✨❤🎼🎵🎶

Better lovestory than Twilight

What composer before Mozart ever placed such sublime music in the mouth of a bird-man and his bird-wife?

This show only gets better as it crosses languages. Comparing them all only adds to its greatness.

Love love this beautiful performance xx

ALSO the three boys are excellent as well!!!

Extraordinaria interpretación! La mejor área de la flauta mágica!

L'émotion reste intacte à l'écoute de Detlef Roth et Gaëlle Le Roi et surtout lorsque Papageno demande à Papagena « Bist du mir ganz gegeben»

Great, just great! I love the costumes, stage, singers..EVERYTHING!! Papageno seems like Andrew Garfield.

Excelent! I can listen this again and again! :D

Magnifique tout simplement ...

Magistrale interpretazione! Bravissimi entrambi!

Восхитительно! Чудесный дуэт!

La meilleure version comme interprétation et scénario!

This entire scene is so absolutely adorable. Mozart know his romance that for sure. It’s such a wonderful love story. ^_^

Love the performance and ... the music :)

Belíssimo sempre. ADORO

Very beautifully sung! Thank you.

Wunderschön, es stimmt alles!

Un des somptueux opéra de Mozart. Tout la virtuosité d un génie

こんな綺麗な2人で演じられるのは非常に珍しいのでは？普通に美しい場面になってる。特に最後のデュエットの所、一段上のマジックが起きてる。

The Magic Flute ...Thanks...great...Nice to meet you.

AWESOME! BEAUTIFUL!

¡Que bárbaro es una maravilla poder escuchar esto ,gracias desde la cd. de México.

The 3 Boys are from the Toelzer Knabenchor. They are; Ludwig Mittelhammer, Philipp Mosch, and Matthias Hansel.

Schöne Kostüme

Beatifull opera

Cette interprétation est divine

Very beautiful performance !! Very beautiful voices !! The magic of Mozart !!