Komische Oper's Zauberflöte enchants Budapest

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 22 April 2017

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“unfailingly funny, charming and, above all, a refreshingly original take”

Reviewed at Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre), Budapest on 20 April 2017

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Komische Oper Berlin

Henrik Nánási, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Iwona Sobotka, Pamina

Adrian Strooper, Tamino

Olga Pudova, Queen of the Night

Tom Erik Lie, Papageno

Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Sarastro, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)

Talya Lieberman, Papagena

Ivan Turšić, Monostatos

Mirka Wagner, First Lady

Karolina Gumos, Second Lady

Ezgi Kutlu, Third Lady

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Suzanne Andrade, Director

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.