Irish National Opera presents: The Magic Flute

Irish National Opera presents: The Magic Flute

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 7.30pm

17 May, National Opera House, Wexford
19 May, University Concert Hall, Limerick
21–24 May, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 

Mozart’s enchanting final opera. His most popular stage work. A timeless moral tale in a world of clashing cultures. Sung in German with English subtitles Trials of courage and love. A journey that encounters serpents and magic interventions.

The dark realm of the vocally virtuosic Queen of the Night struggles against the judgement and reason of Sarastro, high priest of Isis and Osiris. In between, a separated couple cope with trials and rituals, and Papageno, a humble birdcatcher, searches for a wife.

CAST

Pamina (May 17, 19, 21, 23 matinée, 24, 25) Anna Devin
Pamina (May 22, 23, 25 matinée) Jennifer Davis
Tamino (May 17, 19, 21, 23 matinée, 24, 25) Nick Pritchard
Tamino (May 22, 23, 25 matinée) Tyler Nelson
Papageno Gavan Ring
Queen of the Night (May 17, 23 matinée, 24, 25) Kim Sheehan
Queen of the Night (May 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 matinée) Audrey Luna
Sarastro Lukas Jakobski
First Lady Rachel Croash
Second Lady Sarah Richmond
Third Lady Raphaela Mangan
Monostatos Andrew Gavin
Papagena Amy Ní Fhearraigh
Speaker Padraic Rowan
First Armed Man Fearghal Curtis
Second Armed Man Robert McAllister
First Priest Matthew Mannion
Second Priest Peter O’Reilly

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor (May 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) Peter Whelan
Conductor (May 23 matinée, 25 matinée) Sinead Hayes
Director Caroline Staunton
Set & Lighting Designer Ciaran Bagnall
Costume Designer Katie Davenport
Chorus Director Sinead Hayes
Assistant Director Sarah Baxter
Irish National Opera Chorus
Irish Chamber Orchestra

“With a voice as liquid and sparkling as the best champagne, this…Irish soprano showered us with vivid characterisations, kaleidoscopic hues and the brightest of coloratura flourishes”. – THE IRISH TIMES ON ANNA DEVIN

“Few things in theatre are more exciting than watching a star being born, and the big-bang roar that greeted Jennifer Davis’s curtain call after her début as Lohengrin’s beloved Elsa was one such magic moment”. – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

“Gavan Ring seized every opportunity to demonstrate the stylish vocal allure that has to underpin Giovanni’s sexual pulling power…” – OPERA MAGAZINE

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

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Published by The Journal of Music on 15 April 2019

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