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Review of ‘The Magic Flute’ (Greenwich Theatre 2025): “Unpolished reimagining of opera classic fails to stand as the queen of the night”
Mozart’s popular classic was reborn last week in the London scene — in a newly themed production put together by Opera Greenwich. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if this latest approach manages to enrapture audiences and build a marriage between the old and contemporary. I so vividly…
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Opera directors William Eley and Valeria Perboni talk upcoming new production of ‘The Magic Flute’: “We’re questioning whether what we know about good and bad characters is real”
The Greenwich Theatre hosts the world premiere of this modernized interpretation of Mozart’s masterpiece, bringing sci-fi elements into the narrative while also offering new perspectives to its themes. Guillermo Nazara chats with the creatives, to learn more about the development of the production and its papa-papa-papa-genesis. How does it feel to be bringing one of…
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La Ópera Nacional Inglesa coproduce una versión al aire libre de ‘Hansel y Gretel’
El teatro de Regent’s Park será el lugar elegido para esta versión completamente en inglés de la ópera alemana de Engelbert Humperdinck y Adelheid Wette, que se representará a comienzos de verano. La producción contará con 7 actores titulares y un ensamble de 30 personas, que estarán acompañados por una orquesta en directo de casi…
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English National Opera co-produces an open air version of Hansel and Gretel’
Regent’s Park Theatre is the chosen location for this new montage which will be entirely performed in English, based on the German opera by Engelbert Humperdinck y Adelheid Wette. The cast will include 7 leading actors apart from an ensemble of 30 people, who will be accompanied by a nearly 20-piece-orchestra.
