The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her. Together with the bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino enters Sarastro's realm to seek her. When he finds her, the two fall in love, but they have to have to undergo ordeals before they can be together. At the end, Papageno is also rewarded with his Papagena.

• Salzburger Marionettentheater
• 3sat
• Peter Ustinov
• Joseph Greindl
• Rita Streich
• Maria Stader
• Ernst Haefliger
• Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
• Lisa Otto
• Martin Vantin