Mozart: Opera [The Magic Flute] Complete (1955 Stereo Recording) [w/ Bilingual Lyrics] (2026 Remaster) [Tower Records Limited] [SACD Hybrid]

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[Machine Translation]

Number of discs: 2
Edition: Remastered

[Track Listing]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Opera *The Magic Flute* K.620 Complete (1955 stereo recording)
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder

Act I

Act II

[Cast]
Pamina (daughter of the Queen of the Night): Hilde Guden (soprano), Queen of the Night: Wilma Lip (soprano),
Tamino (Prince): Leopold Simon (tenor), Papageno (bird-catcher): Walter Berry (baritone),
Papagena (Papageno's lover): Emmy Rose (soprano), Sarastro (High Priest of Isis and Osiris): Kurt Bohm (bass),
Monostatos (the wicked Moor): August Jaresch (tenor), Speaker: Paul Scheffler (bass),
First Lady: Judith Helwig (soprano), Second Lady: Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano),
Third Maidservant: Hilde Ressel-Maidan (mezzo-soprano), First Boy: Dorothea Siebert (soprano),
Second Boy: Rutilde Besch (mezzo-soprano), Third Boy: Eva Berner (contralto),
First Warrior: Josef Gostik (tenor), Second Warrior: Lyubomir Panchev (bass),
First Monk: Erich Mikut (tenor), Second Monk: Harald Pregelhef (Bass)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Bohm (Conductor)

[Recording]
May 1955, Redoutensaal, Vienna

[Original Recordings]
Recording Producer: Peter Andry
Balance Engineer: James Brown

[Original Label]
Decca

[Remaster]
DSD Remastered by Classic Sound, May 2026
Classic Sound in the UK performed direct DSD conversion and mastering from the original analog master tapes in the UK to create a DSD master for the SA-CD layer. For the CD layer, this DSD master was converted to 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM to create the CD master. [First LP Release]
LXT5085-6-7 (MONO), SXL2215/7 (STEREO)

*Limited edition. SA-CD hybrid disc. Stereo recording. World's first SA-CD release
*Features the latest 2026 mastering (Direct DSD conversion and mastering were performed at Classic Sound in the UK from the original analog master tapes to create a DSD master for the SA-CD layer. For the CD layer, the DSD master was converted to 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM to create the CD master. The analog master tapes were carefully restored to the extent possible, taking into account their age and condition, before conversion was performed)
*Features the original jacket design (from the initial mono release)
*Multi-case packaging
*Disc print: Green
* Please note that some noise and other issues may be present due to the original analog master tapes. We appreciate your understanding.
* Liner notes: Daisuke Hirose (new introductory essay), Katsuhide Hasegawa, with song lyrics and translations (translated by Mamoru Watanabe. *We have reused the translation from the original Japanese release as-is. Please note), total of 86 pages in the booklet

Product Number PROC-2490
SKU 4988031856529

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