An opera of epic proportions, with magical instruments, trials by fire, giant serpents and a battle to restore balance to the world.
When Tamino awakes from a battle with a giant snake, he is chosen by the Queen of the Night for an epic journey to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Equipped with a Magic Flute and accompanied by the bumbling but lovable Papageno, they venture forth, encountering three mysterious boys, an evil jailer, trials to enlightenment, and a truth, less black and white than it first appears.
Following the success of productions Suor Angelica in 2023 and La Bohème in 2024 composed by Giacomo Puccini, Opera Greenwich is delighted to present their first ever opera sung entirely in German by one of the most influential composers of the 18th century. W.A. Mozart's beloved opera The Magic Flute will be brought to life with a fresh and imaginative interpretation tackling themes of love, adventure and the fight for universal balance.
The Magic Flute will be sung in German with English text and English surtitles.
Cast:
Tamino: Grigore Riciu/Stephen Brown
Papageno: Ben Watkins/Oleksii Zasiadko
First Lady: Antonida Kocharova/Daria Moskaliuk
Second Lady: Megan Artemova-Thomas/Imogen Retey
Third Lady: Lizzie Hawes/Giulia Cipriani
Pamina: Kennedy Blair Miller/Claudia Haussmann
Sarastro: David Banbury
Monostatos: Ash Howard/Thomas Wood
Queen of the Night: Meliza Metzger/Victoria Harley
Papagena: Rose Rands/Isabella Hulbert
First Boy: Emily Varney
Second Boy: Antonia Thwaites
Third Boy: Jessica Harper
Speaker: Charles Naylor Chorus: Opera Greenwich Community Chorus
EVENT DETAILS
PRODUCER: Opera Greenwich
RUNNING TIME: 2hrs 20min
SPACE: Main House
AGE RECC: 5+
DATES: 20th - 22nd June 2025