Information for The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) at Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne (Opera or Operetta). Bizarre and spellbinding. The Magic Flute features two love stories, a serpent, a Queen, a High Priest and a comedian, whose intrigues unfold to the beauty of Mozart's most popular opera score and Schikaneder's witty dialogue Performed in English with English subtitles.
Approximate runtime 2 hours 45 minutes (including any interval).
Cast/Performers
Claire Lees (Pamina - Sep-Nov),
Soraya Mafi (Pamina - Feb-Mar),
Egor Zhuraskii (Sep-Nov),
Trystan Llyr Griffiths (Tamino - Feb-Mar),
Anna Dennis (Queen ofthe Night),
Msimelelo Mbali (Sarastro - Sep-Nov),
Justin Hopkins (Sarastro),
Emyr Wyn Jones (Papageno),
Pasquale Orchard (Papagena),
Colin Judson (Monostatos),
Andri Bjorn Robertsson (Speaker)
Creatives/Company
Music:
MozartLyrics:
SchikanederCompany:
Opera NorthConductor(s):
Christoph Koncz (some dates),
Patrick Lange (some dates),
Emilia Hoving (some dates)
Director:
James BriningDesign(s):
Colin Richmond,
Douglas O'Connell (video)
Costume:
Colin RichmondLighting:
Chris DaveyChoreographer:
Tim ClaydonTranslation:
Jeremy Sams