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 subtitles projected above the stage.

Cast/Performers

Rupert Charlesworth, Lucy Crowe (Pamina), Thomas Oliemans (Papageno), Brindley Sherratt (Sarastro), Jonathan Lemalu (Sarastro - Apr19 9 / 11), Julia Bauer (Queen of the Night), David Ireland (Speaker - Apr19 9 / 11 / Second Priest / Second Armed Man), Daniel Norman (Monostatos), Eleanor Dennis (First Lady), Samantha Price (Second Lady), Katie Stevenson (Third Lady), Rowan Pierce (Papagena), David Webb (First Priest / First Armed Man)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Schikaneder
Producer(s): English National Opera, De Nederlandse Opera, International Festival of Lyric Art;Aix-en-Provence
Company: Complicite
Director(s): Simon McBurney, Josie Daxter (Associate Director / Movement)
Conductor(s): Ben Gernon, Chris Hopkins (Mar19 28)
Design(s): Michael Levine, Finn Ross (Video)
Costume: Nicky Gilliband
Lighting(s): Jean Kalman, Mike Gunning (Revival Lighting Designer)
Sound: Gareth Fry
Translation: Stephen Jeffreys