Royal Opera: The Magic Flute

Opera in two acts (1791) Princess Pamina (Lucy Crowe) has been captured. Her mother (Kathryn Lewek), the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino (Samoan-Kiwi tenor Amitai Pati) with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno (Huw Montague Rendall), embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it… Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production, with the star cast assembled led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.