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Simon McBurney's Magic Flute makes a triumphant return to Dutch National Opera

Thomas Oliemans (Papageno) and Ying Fang (Pamina)
© Bart Grietens
Foley artist Ruth Sullivan
© Bart Grietens
Die Zauberflöte
© Bart Grietens
Ying Fang (Pamina) and Rainelle Krause (Queen of the Night)
© Bart Grietens
Mingjie Lei (Tamino)
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“Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans... has made the role of Papageno his own”
Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 1 December 2023
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dutch National Opera
Riccardo Minasi, Conductor
Simon McBurney, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer
Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer
Dutch Chamber Orchestra
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Mingjie Lei, Tamino
Ying Fang, Pamina
Rainelle Krause, Queen of the Night
Thomas Oliemans, Papageno
Christof Fischesser, Sarastro
Frederik Bergman, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)
Lucas van Lierop, Monostatos
Edward Ananian-Cooper, Choirmaster / chorus director
Netherlands Boys Choir (Nationaal Jongenskoor)
Irene Verburg, Choirmaster / chorus director
Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
****1
Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs
****1
Michel van der Aa’s Theory of Flames: defining opera for a modern age
****1
Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
****1
Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
****1
Dutch National Ballet's Program B is the A+ Program in New York
*****
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