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Polished stagecraft still wields its magic in Dutch National Opera’s Zauberflöte

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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 4 March 2015
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dutch National Opera
Marc Albrecht, Conductor
Simon McBurney, Director
Nicky Gallibrand, Costume Designer
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Chen Reiss, Pamina
Iride Martínez, Queen of the Night
Maximilian Schmitt, Tamino
Thomas Oliemans, Papageno
Brindley Sherratt, Sarastro
Judith van Wanroij, First Lady
Regula Mühlemann, Papagena
Silvia de la Muela, Second Lady
Julia Faylenbogen, Third Lady
Elmar Gilbertsson, First Armoured Man
Thomas Dear, First Priest
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Monostatos
Maarten Koningsberger, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
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Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
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Dutch National Ballet's Program B is the A+ Program in New York
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