Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
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Event location: Royal Opera House.
 Running time: 3 hours
Sung in German with English surtitles
* Jette Parker Young Artist
Mozart's Die Zauberflöte is always a favourite among operas, its magic weaving through not just the plot, but the music. In David McVicar's wonderful staging for The Royal Opera, the comedy and pathos, the twists of the plot and the strong characterizations all combine beautifully, while John Macfarlane's elegantly dark designs heighten the Enlightenment symbolism of a thoughtful and evocative interpretation.
The story begins as young prince Tamino battles a monster; when three ladies intervene to save him he is set on a quest that tests his nerve and character, but which ultimately wins him the hand of Pamina. Accompanying him is Papageno the birdcatcher, a comic sidekick with trials of his own to overcome on the way to finding his perfect wife, Papagena. Mozart was at his most kaleidoscopic in the music: the lyricism of the high-born young lovers and the catchy tunes of the comic couple find even further contrast in the resonant invocations of Sarastro, the Priest of the Sun, and the dazzling coloratura flights of his adversary, the Queen of the Night. The double casting for this revival includes an exciting line-up of returns to the production alongside new appearances, and the acclaimed young conductor Roland Böer conducts for what will be a musical feast for an ever-popular Mozart opera.
Credits
Revival Director
Lee Blakeley
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production
David McVicar
Designs
John Macfarlane
Choreography
Leah Hausman
Lighting
Paule Constable
Performers
Conductor
Roland Böer
David Syrus
Tamino
Pavol Breslik
Christoph Strehl
Pamina
Kate Royal
Genia Kühmeier
Queen of the Night
Anna Kristiina Kaappola
Erika Miklósa
Sarastro
Hans-Peter König
Stephen Milling
Papageno
Simon Keenlyside
Christopher Maltman
Papagena
Kishani Jayasinghe*
Monostatos
John Graham-Hall
Adrian Thompson
First Lady
Anna Leese
Anita Watson*
Second Lady
Monika-Evelin Liiv*
Liora Grodnikaite
Third Lady
Gaynor Keeble
Elizabeth Sikora
Speaker of the Temple
Robert Lloyd
Thomas Allen
First Priest
Harry Nicoll
Second Priest
Donald Maxwell
First Man in Armour
Robert Chafin
Andrew Staples
Second Man in Armour
Vuyani Mlinde*
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