Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2022
Tenor Christian Sanders brings just the right mix of despicable lust and comic incompetence to the role of the Monostatos, whose attempts to have his way with Pamina end badly for him.
-Chuck Lavazzi, KDHX.org
One simply cannot present Monostatos as a young and handsome man in a trim jump-suit singing with the beautiful voice of Christian Sanders (who plays the role). Monostatos, whose approach to Pamina should make us cringe in horror, seems in this production to be a quite acceptable suitor for her. Go figger!
-Steve Callahan, Broadway World