Emily Pogorelc makes her Spanish debut singing Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Festival Internacional de Santander, bringing to Spain the new production that originated at the Mozartwoche 2026 in Salzburg. Directed by Rolando Villazón and conducted by David Afkham, the staging travels to Santander’s Palacio de Festivales with much of its original Salzburg cast. Pogorelc is joined by soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night and bass Franz-Josef Selig as Sarastro, with the Orquesta de la Escuela Reina Sofía.

Pogorelc’s Pamina drew immediate critical attention in Salzburg: “Königin des Abends ist Emily Pogorelc in der Rolle der Pamina: mit herrlich aufblühendem Sopran, innig, geschmeidig, das Ensemble überstrahlend” — Michael Atzinger, Orpheus Magazin — “Queen of the evening is Emily Pogorelc in the role of Pamina: with a gloriously blooming soprano, tender, supple, outshining the ensemble.”

Cast:
Pamina — Emily Pogorelc
Tamino — Javier Camarena
Papageno — Theodore Platt
Queen of the Night — Kathryn Lewek
Sarastro — Franz-Josef Selig
Papagena — Sofía Esparza
Monostatos — Daniel Domínguez

Conductor — David Afkham
Production — Rolando Villazón