Kenneth Branagh plays Mozart's Magic Flute

Kenneth Branagh plans to adapt Mozart's opera The Magic Flute for the big screen.The Hollywood Reporter says the actor and director has already cast five opera stars in the film.Joseph Kaiser, Ben Davis, Rene Pape, Lyubov Petrova and Amy Carson will play the key roles in the movie, which will follow the story of Prince Tamino (Kaiser) and his sidekick, Papageno the birdseller (Davis), as they fight evil forces to rescue Princess Pamina (Carson). Rene Pape will play the priest Sarastro and Petrova has been cast as the Queen of the Night.

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Follows the story of Prince Tamino (Kaiser) and his sidekick, Papageno the birdseller (Davis), as they fight evil forces to rescue Princess Pamina (Carson). Rene Pape will play the priest ...more

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