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 Running time 2hrs 55 mins

Cast/Performers

Sarah-Jane Davies (Pamina), Robert Murray (Tamino), Mairead Buicke (Pamina - Feb09 7 / 13), Michael Bracegirdle (Tamino - Feb09 7 / 13), Roderick Williams (Papageno), Toby Stafford-Allen (Papageno Feb09 7 / 12), Robert Lloyd (Sarastro), Emily Hindrichs (The Queen of Night), Laure Meloy (The Queen of Night Feb09 7 / 12), Stuart Kale (Monostatos), Graeme Danby (Speaker), Kate Valentine (First Lady), Susanna Tudor-Thomas (Second Lady), Deborah Davison (Third Lady), Christopher Turner (First Priest / First Armed Man), James Gower (Second Priest / Armed Man)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Schikaneder
Producer(s): English National Opera, De Nederlandse Opera
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner (original), Ian Rutherford (this production)
Conductor(s): Erik Nielsen, Stephen Higgins (Feb09 7 / 12)
Design: Bob Crowley
Lighting: Nick Chelton
Translation: Jeremy Sams