Mozart Die Zauberflote

From the Queen of the Nights vocal pyrotechnics to Papagenos chirpy birdsongs The Magic Flute is one of Mozarts most charming and engaging operas However its fairytale surface conceals the mysteries of an initiation ritual and a multilayered plot packed with allegories to fire up the imagination This celebrated production by artist William Kentridge joyfully bursts onto the stage of Teatro alla Scala in Milan featuring the dazzling Russian coloratura Albina Shagimuratova as the Queen of the Night and Italian bass Alex Esposito as Papageno one of the most soughtafter artists of his generation