Papageno (Thomas Nolte-Crimp) and Tamino (Charles Hudson) with the magic flute. Photo: Peter Hislop.
Musical theatre / “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) directed by Peter Coleman-Wright for National Opera, June 27 only, at Albert Hall. Reviewed by
ALPHA GREGORY.
A PLEASING ‘pocket opera’ production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was presented by National Opera on Sunday afternoon in a rather cold Albert Hall.
The temperature didn’t deter the performers or the audience, who were keen to express their appreciation at the end of the 64 enjoyable minutes.
Canberra’s National Opera company began with a bequest some years ago. As we understand it, its mission is to give local performers further opportunities to develop their individual and live performance skills. This production showcased an impressive range of talent, with several of the dozen performers already showing good vocal technique and stagecraft.
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