Choreographer
Die Zauberflöte, Mozart
D: David McVicar
C: Maxim EmelyanychevRichard Hetherington
Cast: Anna Prohaska, Jacquelyn Stucker, Filipe Manu, Long Long, Gyula Orendt, Leon Košavić, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Kathryn Lewek, Aleksandra Olczyk, Aigul Khismatullina, Brindley Sherratt, René Pape, Brenton Ryan, Colin Judson, Alexandra Lowe, Ailish Tynan, Gabrielė Kupšytė, Samantha Price, Kseniia Nikolaieva, Gaynor Keeble, Sarah Dufresne, Rowan Pierce, Oliver Zwarg, Michael Kraus, Harry Nicoll, Donald Maxwell, Egor Zhuravskii, Thomas D Hopkinson
The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review: an ideal if imperfect Christmas prelude
David McVicar’s production of ‘Die Zauberflöte’ is filled with nocturnal high-jinks
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The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review
Classic production by David McVicar of Mozart's last opera returns to Covent Garden with a new cast and a star turn
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Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
D: David McVicar
C: Joana Mallwitz
Cast: Mattia Olivieri, Siobhan Stagg, Stéphane Degout, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Anna Stephany, Maurizio Muraro, Dorothea Röschmann, Krystian Adam, Sarah Dufresne, Jeremy White, Peter Bronder
Le nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera review - New Year champagne
Perfect ensembles and recits with Antonio Pappano's return as conductor and fortepianist
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The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Opera, review: a fizzy, funny, hugely accomplished revival
Mostly steering clear of recent developments in sexual politics, David McVicar's production leaves us to marvel afresh at Mozart’s genius
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Die Zauberflöte, Mozart
D: Barbara LluchDavid McVicarThomas Guthrie
C: Leo HussainRichard Hetherington
Cast: Benjamin Hulett, Elsa Dreisig, Tuuli Takala, Christina Poulitsi, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Stefan Cerny, Vito Priante, Yaritza Véliz, Rodell Rosel, Kiandra Howarth, Hongni Wu, Nadine Weissmann, Darren Jeffery, Harry Nicoll, Donald Maxwell, Andrés Presno, Julian Close
The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review: an ideal if imperfect Christmas prelude
The cast is entirely new, and it’s led by a British tenor who is now deservedly moving centre-stage in London after a long apprenticeship in Germany. Benjamin Hulett’s sound is simply glorious – rich, rounded, warm, and expressive – and he incarnates Prince Tamino as though born to play the part.
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