English country house opera is a careful balance of music, gardens and atmosphere where all must be equal. With our purpose-built auditorium, flower-filled covered dining area, and standout performances, West Green House Opera has moved to the forefront of this genre. We invite you to join us in experiencing one of England's finest traditions.

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2012 Season

 

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21 & 22 July 2012
Mozart's The Magic Flute, in conjunction with Garsington Opera Studio Programme

Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
Opera in Two Acts
Sung in English

Every new production of this familiar opera brings forth new insights into one of the most elaborate Mozart operas.

This production is the first collaboration between Garsington Studio Programme and West Green House Opera, which is an exciting new venture for both companies. This fully staged production presents some of Garsington Opera's best and brightest young singers now at the start of their professional careers in an entirely new production commissioned for this season.

It has been said that The Magic Flute "is the only opera in existence that might have conceivably been written by God" with perhaps opera's most astonishing aria, its quirky tunes, alongside humour, tragedy and a story encompassing both pure and earthly love.

Conductor: James Burton
Director: Karen Gillingham
Designer: Bernadette Roberts

Garsington Opera Orchestra (the Jonathan Dove orchestral reduction)
Pamina: Mary Bevan
Tamino: Joshua Mills
Papageno: Richard Latham
Queen of the Night: Ruth Jenkins
1st Lady: Samantha Crawford
2nd Lady: Amy J. Payne
3rd Lady: Lilly Papaioannou
Saraastro: Andri Bjorn Robertsson
Speaker/Armed Man/Priest: Joseph Padfield
Monostatos: Paul Curievici
Papagena: Nathalie Chalkley
Amed Man/Priest: Alessandro Fisher
Boys: Trinity Boys Choir

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