The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)

True love conquers all, in Mozart's final operatic masterpiece.

Composed just months before his death, Mozart’s most magical comedy The Magic Flute returns to Glyndebourne for the first time in over a decade. This musical masterpiece has been reimagined and takes a fresh and playful look at the opera’s troublesome gender politics.

Prince Tamino is on a quest: to rescue the beautiful Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, who has been kidnapped by her father Sarastro. But is all really as it seems? With the help of bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino must brave not only dragons and the forces of darkness but trials of fire and water if he is to arrive at the truth and gain Pamina as his wife.

Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting young cast including Sofia Fomina and Björn Bürger.

This is a live broadcast, direct from Glyndebourne.