Royal Opera

The Magic Flute

In Cinemas 6, 7 & 10 Jun 2026
Conductor
Marie Jacquot
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast
Julia Bullock (Pamina), Amitai Pati (Tamino), Huw Montagne Rendall (Papageno), Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night), Soloman Howard (Sarastro)
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director
David McVicar
Set Design
John McFarlane
Duration
Approx. 3h5 incl. an interval
Sung in German, with English subtitles
Captured live from Covent Garden, London, Oct 2025
Official Event Listing

Opera in two acts (1791)

Princess Pamina (Grammy-winning American soprano Julia Bullock) has been captured. Her mother (Kathryn Lewek), the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino (Samoan-Kiwi tenor Amitai Pati) with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno (Huw Montague Rendall), embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it…

Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production, with the star cast assembled led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.

Patrons please note: Online sales for this production are not presently available for sessions at Palace Cinemas (VIC, NSW, ACT, QLD, WA), however, advance tickets for these venues can now be purchased in persona at the box office. In TAS, this production is yet to go on sale but will screen at State Cinema Hobart at the regular screening times of 11am Sat and 1pm Wed.

Royal Opera

The Royal Opera is one of the world’s leading opera companies. Based in London’s iconic Royal Opera House (1858) in Covent Garden, it is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today’s leading opera composers, such as Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Thomas Adès.

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