A woman wears a sparkling black gown standing against a stark contrast of a bright full moon. Blue birds fly around her as she reaches out to one.

The Magic Flute Mozart

  • Opera
  • Opera Australia
  • Joan Sutherland Theatre
  • Run time: 170 minutes, including 1 interval Subject to change
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A thrilling adventure through Mozart, magic and mayhem

Set out on a surprising journey through a surreal and spectacular world with a new production of Mozart’s most inventive opera. 

Filled with humour and heart, The Magic Flute follows Prince Tamino’s daring quest to rescue Pamina — and the perilous trials the young pair face as they find their way back to the light.

With fabulously fun sets and costumes inspired by the works of Jules Verne and HG Wells, this is a feast for the eyes and the ears, with some of Mozart’s most famous music, including the extraordinarily high notes of the Queen of the Night aria.

Featuring a thrilling mix of international talent and a new generation of Australian stars, this fresh take on The Magic Flute is a wonderful night at the opera.

A Scottish Opera production

Event details

One of the most entertaining and ingenious productions of Mozart’s final stage work

The Times

The whole thing is a triumph

The Herald

Cast and creatives

Conductor
Johanna Malangré (Jan 13 – Feb 13)
Chad Kelly (Feb 15 – Mar 13)
Sam Weller (Mar 18 – 23)

Director Sir Thomas Allen
Designer Simon Higlett
Lighting Designer Mark Jonathan
Movement Director Kally Lloyd-Jones
Translation Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Pamina
Alexandra Flood (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
Gemma Nha (Feb 18 – Mar 13)
Celeste Lazarenko (Mar 18 – 23)

Tamino
Alasdair Kent (Jan 13 – Feb 25)
Nicholas Jones (Feb 27 – Mar 23)

Sarastro
Samson Setu (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
David Parkin (Feb 18 – Mar 23)

Queen of the Night
Daniela Cappiello (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
Tetiana Zhuravel (Feb 18 – Mar 13)
Jessica Blunt (Mar 18 – 23)

Papageno
Luke Gabbedy (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
Stephen Marsh (Feb 18 – Mar 23)

Papagena Lana Kains

Monostatos
Kanen Breen (Jan 13 – Mar 13)
Benjamin Rasheed (Mar 18 – 23)

First Lady
Jane Ede (Jan 13 – Mar 13)
Fiona Jopson (Mar 18 – 23)

Second Lady
Emily Edmonds (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
Sidra Nissen (Feb 18 – Mar 23)

Third Lady
Sian Sharp (Jan 13 – Feb 15)
Ashlyn Tymms (Feb 18 – Mar 13)
Angela Hogan (Mar 18 – 23)

Speaker Richard Anderson

First Armoured Man
Tomas Dalton (13 Jan – 13 Mar)
Christopher Whalley (18-23 Mar)

Second Armoured Man
Anthony Mackey (13 Jan – 13 Mar)
Daniel Kramer (18-23 Mar)

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Joan Sutherland Theatre

The Joan Sutherland Theatre is located at the northern side of the foyer, to the left hand side of the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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