In Amsterdam, McBurney's Die Zauberflöte continues to delight

By Nicolas Nguyen, 14 September 2018

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“Mari Eriksmoen combined a graceful stage presence with a youthful, silvery timbre”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 12 September 2018

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Dutch National Opera

Antonello Manacorda, Conductor

Simon McBurney, Director

Michael Levine, Set Designer

Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Sarastro

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tamino

Mari Eriksmoen, Pamina

Nina Minasyan, Queen of the Night

Thomas Oliemans, Papageno

Judith van Wanroij, First Lady

Rosanne van Sandwijk, Second Lady

Helena Rasker, Third Lady

Maarten Koningsberger, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)

Lilian Farahani, Papagena

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Monostatos

Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, First Priest, First Armoured Man

David Oštrek, Second Priest, Second Armoured Man

Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.