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Die Zauberflöte, Mozart
D: Suzanne AndradeBarrie Kosky
C: Hendrik VestmannJordan de Souza
Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes

Pamina, sung beautifully by Soprano Iwona Sobotka on opening night. She played the heroine-in-need-of-rescue to perfection, but despite the sexism spouted by some characters, Pamina showed courage, determination and integrity. That said, she does fall into despair when she believes she is no longer loved by Tamino, and Sobotka sings Pamina’s aria with great feeling as she contemplates suicide.

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22 February 2019theconversation.comVivienne Glance