A dark, but human Magic Flute (though not quite as originally announced)

Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Die Zauberflöte. David McVicar, director. Lee Blakeley, revival director. John F. Macfarlane, designer. Paule Constable, lighting designer. Leah Hausman, choreographer. Robert Murray (Tamino), Katie van Kooten (Pamina), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), Anna-Kristiina Kaappola (Flaming-Star Queen), Gail Pearson (Papagena), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Sarastro), Gillian Webster (First Lady), Clarissa Meek (Second Lady), Yvonne Howard (Third Lady), John Graham-Hall (Monostatos), Alan Oke (First Man in Armor), Graeme Broadbent (Second Man in Armor), Kyle Ketelsen (Speaker of the Temple), Andrew H. Sinclair (First Priest), Matthew Rose (Second Priest), Robert Grisbrook (First Boy), Andrew Bullmore (Second Boy), Jamie Manton (Third Boy). The Royal Opera Chorus. Renata Balsadonna, Chorus Director. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Charles Mackerras, conductor