Running
time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in German with subtitles.
Synopsis: Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night,
tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and
his friendly sidekick, Papageno, 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. A
star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw
Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and
Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent
Garden debut.