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Die Zauberflöte, Mozart
D: David McVicar
C: Maxim EmelyanychevRichard Hetherington
The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review: an ideal if imperfect Christmas prelude

David McVicar’s production of ‘Die Zauberflöte’ is filled with nocturnal high-jinks

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03 November 2019www.independent.co.ukMichael Church
The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review

Classic production by David McVicar of Mozart's last opera returns to Covent Garden with a new cast and a star turn

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16 September 2021www.culturewhisper.comClaudia Pritchard
Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
D: David McVicar
C: Joana Mallwitz
Le nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera review - New Year champagne

Perfect ensembles and recits with Antonio Pappano's return as conductor and fortepianist

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10 January 2022theartsdesk.comDavid Nice
The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Opera, review: a fizzy, funny, hugely accomplished revival

Mostly steering clear of recent developments in sexual politics, David McVicar's production leaves us to marvel afresh at Mozart’s genius

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10 January 2022www.telegraph.co.ukNicholas Kenyon
Die Zauberflöte, Mozart
D: Barbara LluchDavid McVicarThomas Guthrie
C: Leo HussainRichard Hetherington
The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House review: an ideal if imperfect Christmas prelude

The cast is entirely new, and it’s led by a British tenor who is now deservedly moving centre-stage in London after a long apprenticeship in Germany. Benjamin Hulett’s sound is simply glorious – rich, rounded, warm, and expressive – and he incarnates Prince Tamino as though born to play the part.

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03 November 2019www.independent.co.ukMichael Church

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