At last !- opera again

This was our first at York Theatre Royal and it was Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” . Astonishingly it was an amateur production which I would have thought too difficult – especially for an adequate coloratura to sing the role of the Queen of the Night ! Actually she did very well in the second section (even more difficult than the first) and I was willing to overlook the slipping wig . The costumes were ok – given the completely bonkers nature of the story – and the music was well handled by some members of the musical staff at Bootham school where our son was lucky enough to go .

You can see the scenery full of masonic references –

And the first really pretty Pamina I have seen – and a lovely voice too !