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New York City's Metropolitan Opera restages its shorter, family-friendly version of Mozart's The Magic Flute with great music and delightful visuals.

The musical experience was dominated by the imagery making spectators feel, at least at times, overwhelmed.

Julie Taymor's production maintains the magic of The Magic Flute at Sydney Opera House. 

Excellent singing and a stunning debut win out over relentlessly clever visual effects.

Opera Australia's production of The Magic Flute was advertised as a family-friendly production, and at times felt more like a pantomime than an opera.

Read our review of Julie Traymor's production of Mozart­'s Magic Flute in its 2006 broadcast from the Met Opera in New York.