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, with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Ben Johnson (Tamino), Jennifer Davis (First Lady), Kezia Bienek (Second Lady), Emma Carrington (Third Lady), Mark Stone (Papageno - Ex Feb17/Apr 6), Gareth Brynmor John (Papageno), Anna Siminska (Queen of the Night - Cardiff/Birmingham), Samantha Hay (Queen of the Night - Ex Cardiff/Birmingham), Howard Kirk (Monostatos), Anita Watson (Pamina), Simon Crosby Buttle (A Priest), James Platt (Sarastro - Ex Mar 7/9), Jihoon Kim (Sarastro), Phillip Rhodes (Speaker), Joe Roche (First Armed Man), Laurence Cole (Second Armed Man), Claire Hampton (Papagena), Alex Parry (Actor), Christopher Sawalha (Actor)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Schikaneder
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Damian Iorio (Ex Mar 7/9), Thomas Blunt (Mar 7/9)
Director(s): Dominic Cooke, Caroline Chaney (Revival Director), Sarah Crisp (Staff Director), Sue Lefton (Original Movement Director)
Design: Julian Crouch
Costume: Kevin Pollard
Lighting: Chris Davey