Casting
Almost the entire cast is made up of classically trained singer-actors with operatic voices. Branagh consulted with conductor James Conlon over casting choices, but it was Branagh who had the final say, preferring to cast singers who "looked the part" even if they were relatively unknown, rather than choosing well-known operatic stars who were physically unsuitable. (René Pape, who has sung and acted the role of Sarastro in several productions of the opera onstage, is the best-known singer in the entire film.) Branagh also expressed a wish not to cast non-singing actors and have their voices dubbed by opera singers, probably because he felt that seemed too artificial.
- Joseph Kaiser as Tamino
- Benjamin Jay Davis as Papageno
- Amy Carson as Pamina
- René Pape as Sarastro
- Lyubov Petrova (it) as Queen of the Night
- Tom Randle as Monostatos
- Silvia Moi as Papagena
- Liz Smith as Old Papagena
- Teuta Koco, Louise Callinan, Kim-Marie Woodhouse as The Three Ladies
- William Dutton, Luke Lampard and Jamie Manton as The Three Boys
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