this version of the magic flute be not only the bad production of mozart great opera that i have ever see and it be also the bad video production i have see of any opera . i be a big opera fan and i have more opera on dvd than movie . the set be cheap and cheesy . papageno doesn not even have a bird costume . he be just dress like some guy . the sound be in mono . the color be really bad . it be saturate in orange . most dvd from this period have the color digitally restore and but they do not bother with this one . also and the language have be change to swedish instead of the original german . this be not a movie version of the magic flute . it be a filmed performance and it be not a good performance and it be not film very well . you can pick any other available dvd of this opera and i guarantee it will be good than this one . my preference be for the version conduct by james levine with set by david hockney .