MET 2022/23: Die Zauberflote | Encore
TICKET £17.50 Adult, £14.50 concs., Sup
Mozart
One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring
vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared
“the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the
Met Orchestra, with the pit raised to make the musicians visible to the audience and allow
interaction with the cast. In his Met–debut staging, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical
flourishes, incorporating 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.