{"id":1279,"date":"2013-10-04T10:29:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T09:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2019-02-18T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T09:37:09","slug":"eno-the-magic-flute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=1279","title":{"rendered":"ENO: The Magic Flute"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Complicite\u2019s Simon McBurney returns to ENO with his new production of\u00a0<em>The Magic Flute<\/em>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Opening on 7 November, Simon McBurney\u2019s new production of\u00a0<em>The Magic Flute\u00a0<\/em>is a darkly funny, dramatic and highly visual interpretation of Mozart\u2019s theatrical genius. In McBurney\u2019s interpretation, music casts a visible as well as audible spell, with the orchestra on view alongside breathtaking cinematographic projections, re-imagining Mozart\u2019s rites of passage fairytale.<\/p>\n<p>Building on ENO\u2019s co-producing relationship with De Nederlandse Opera,\u00a0<em>The Magic Flute\u00a0<\/em>opened in December 2012 to great critical acclaim in Amsterdam. McBurney\u2019s production received five-star reviews from the Dutch press: \u201ca feast for the eyes and the ears\u201d (<em>Het Parool<\/em>) and \u201cDelicious!\u201d (<em>Trouw<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>The Magic Flute<\/em>\u00a0continues the relationship between English National Opera and theatre company Complicite, who are celebrating their thirtieth anniversary this year. McBurney returns to ENO following his operatic debut and critical-success of\u00a0<em>A Dog\u2019s Heart\u00a0<\/em>in 2010 (nominated for a 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production). The collaboration highlights ENO\u2019s commitment to producing opera that is fresh and relevant for contemporary audiences by working with talent from across the creative industries.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact\u00a0https:\/\/seatplan.com\/london\/london-coliseum-theatre\/ for reviews of seating and environment at the London Coliseum.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complicite\u2019s Simon McBurney returns to ENO with his new production of\u00a0The Magic Flute. Opening on 7 November, Simon McBurney\u2019s new production of\u00a0The Magic Flute\u00a0is a darkly funny, dramatic and highly visual interpretation of Mozart\u2019s theatrical genius. In McBurney\u2019s interpretation, music &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=1279\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4975,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions\/4975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}