Mozart's opera soars with giant serpents, bird-men, and a queen hitting notes that defy physics.
Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems… Tamino and Papageno discover Sarastro is a wise and kind leader. They undergo three ordeals. By the end they are united with their true loves: Tamino with Pamina, and Papageno with his Papagena.
Production
McVicar's Egyptian-Masonic fever dream staging.
Acting
Devieilhe's Queen of the Night: coloratura that should be illegal.
Costume
Papageno's feathered fit is camp perfection.
Director
David McVicar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McVicar's production leans hard into the opera's Masonic symbolism—triangles, checkered floors, and blindfolds everywhere.
The Queen of the Night's famous high F is notoriously murderous; Devieilhe nails it while wearing a headdress heavier than your emotional baggage.
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