Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte. In his Met-debut staging, Simon McBurney incorporates projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.
"“FIVE STARS FOR DIE ZAUBERFLOTE … Equal parts dazzling, grounded and laugh-out-loud funny. In director Simon McBurney’s Met debut, Mozart’s opera receives clever twists, along with first-rate singing."
- FINANCIAL TIMES
"A realm of clever feints, a place where everything is both highly imaginative and endearingly simple — and where seeing the trick only enhances the magic. "
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Captures the anything-can-happen shimmer that defines live theater … Visual thrills and technical prowess … Staggering, death-defying images … The Met’s Die Zauberflöte is music made magic."
- OBSERVER
"Whimsical … McBurney wants the audience to have a good time … The music-making has color to spare … Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann coordinates the performance’s million moving parts with relaxed confidence and an ear for detail."
- NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"An unusually nuanced yet still playful rendition of the fairy tale … An onstage world that includes the audience by inviting it behind the scenes … Humanizes Mozart’s fantasy."
- WALL STREET JOURNAL
Saturday 19th August
210 min
CTC
Lawrence Brownlee, Kathryn Lewek, Erin Morley, Nathalie Stutzmann, Thomas Oliemans, Stephen Milling, Alan Held, Brenton Ryan
Alternative Content
The Astor Theatre, The Chauvel Cinema, Palace James St
