Characters

Name

Voice

Icon

Description

Pamina

Soprano

Pamina is the princess who is "kidnapped" by Sarastro and ends up falling in love with Prince Tamino.
Queen of the Night

Soprano

The Queen of the Night is Pamina's mother who asks Tamino and Papageno to save her.
Papagena

Mezzo-Soprano

Papagena is the girl disguised as an old woman and falls in love with Papageno
Tamino

Tenor

Tamino is the prince and main character who gets the magic flute and falls in love with Pamina.
Papageno

Baritone

Papageno is the bird-catcher for the Queen of the Night who saves Pamina and falls in love with Papagena.
Sarastro

Bass

Sarastro is the sorcerer of the sun who "kidnaps" Pamina and turns out to be her father. 

 

 

 

Voice Part

Character

 
 

Soprano

Pamina

  Highest

Queen of the Night

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Papagena

 
  Contra-Alto    
  Tenor Tamino  

Male

Baritone Papageno  
  Bass Sarastro

Lowest

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