The Magic Flute
“One of the strengths of Laura Attridge’s open-air amphitheatre production…is to tackle Sarastro’s misogyny head-on.”
- The Stage
The Magic Flute
Waterperry Opera Festival, 2019
Designer: Rachel Szmukler
Lighting Designer: George Lawton
Movement Director: Suzanne Priest
Conductor: Bertie Baigent
Tamino: John Porter
Pamina: Isabelle Peters
Queen of the Night: Eleanor Penfold
Sarastro: Tristan Hambleton
First Lady: Roisín Walsh
Second Lady: Beth Moxon
Third Lady: Rozanna Madylus
Papageno: Nicholas Morton
Papagena: Stephanie Hershaw
First Priest/Armed Man: William Branston
Second Priest/Armed Man: Jonathan Kennedy
Photos: Greg Goodale
“a typically bold, innovative and unfussy production, which makes good use of the natural features of the amphitheatre and bubbles with joie de vivre. An eager young cast romp their way merrily through this timeless piece, breathing fresh life into the familiar arias and ensembles so that you almost feel you are hearing it all for the first time”
- Ox in a Box
“thoughtful and very enjoyable”
— Henley Standard
“a truly magical experience”
— Daily Info
“Bertie Baigent's way with Mozart was sunshine on a rainy afternoon. His conducting was characterized by sprightly tempos and sure-footed instinct for theatrical momentum, and his tact and taste were matched by Laura Attridge's beguilingly scruffy production.”
— Opera Magazine