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2024

February

Thu
01 Feb 2024

Sat
03 Feb 2024

Tue
06 Feb 2024

Sat
10 Feb 2024

Wed
14 Feb 2024

Sat
17 Feb 2024

Fri
23 Feb 2024

Thu
29 Feb 2024

March

Sat
02 Mar 2024

Tue
05 Mar 2024

Fri
08 Mar 2024

Mon
11 Mar 2024

Wed
13 Mar 2024

Sat
16 Mar 2024
Venue

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney

Language

Performed in English with surtitles.

Running Time

Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one interval.

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The music

Cast & Creative

Conductor
Teresa Riveiro Böhm (1–23 Feb)
Tahu Matheson (29 Feb–16 Mar)
Director
Associate Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Movement Director
Andy Dexterity
English translation by
Set Design Consultant
Pamina
Tamino
Papageno
Queen of the Night
Sarastro/Speaker
First Lady
Second Lady
Third Lady
Papagena
Monostatos
Armed Man/Priest 1
Armed Man/Priest 2

Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra

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A cheat's guide to Mozart’s fairytale opera of good and evil

What happens in the story? Who was the composer? What should I expect from the music? Here’s everything you need to know…

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The Magic Flute (2016)

Opera through the years: The Magic Flute

Mozart’s whimsical operatic adventure has been on our stages for more than six decades.

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The Design Sketches