The Magic Flute

English National Opera celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of Nicholas Hytner's spectacular staging of Mozart's fairytale. A mercurial mix of fantasy, adventure and marvellous music, it returns complete with giant serpent, dancing bears and live performing birds – the perfect introduction to opera for anyone who has never been before. Shawn Mathey (Tamino. Sep 13-26/Robert McPherson, Oct 6-18), Kathryn Lewek (The Queen of the Night), Elena Xanthoudakis (Pamina), Duncan Rock (Papageno), Rhian Lois (Papagena), Robert Lloyd (Sarastro), Roland Wood (Speaker) and Adrian Thompson (Monostatos). The conductor is Nicholas Collon. (Sung in English. Runs two hours and 50 mins.)