Details

Bizarre and spellbinding. The Magic Flute features two love stories, a serpent, a Queen, a High Priest and a comedian, whose intrigues unfold to the beauty of Mozart's most popular opera score and Schikaneder's witty dialogue Sung in English. Running time 2 hrs 50 mins

Cast/Performers

Peter Wedd (Tamino), Elizabeth Donovan (First Lady), Julianne de Villiers (Second Lady), Antonia Sotgiu (Third Lady), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Papageno), Katarzyna Dondalska (Queen of the Night), Rebecca Evans (Pamina - except 14 July), Matthew Hargreaves (Speaker), Ilya Bannik (Sarastro)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Schikaneder
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev (except 1 / 4 / 21 June and from 29 June)
Director: Dominic Cooke
Design: Julian Crouch
Costume: Kevin Pollard