By Megan
Link: https://play.wiener-staatsoper.at/event/5c5ac0e1-0487-4feb-8225-b783769885e5/play
Available until: Probably until around 6pm (GMT) on 14th February but that might not be how it works. There is another broadcast on 17th February which is available from 6pm.
Content warning: If this was a play I would be expected to warn about certain things so I probably should here too. It sounds like they’ve taken out the racism but a white character has their appearance altered so they look like a person of colour and there are two suicide attempts and lots of loud noises like bangs and thunder. There is also a bit with hunting which is sad.
Die Zauberflöte or The Magic Flute as it’s called in English is a really magical opera. It’s not just the flute that is magic. There are some magic bells too and lots of effects like flying which aren’t magic in the opera but they are magic for the people who are watching. Even when you can see they aren’t really flying, it is still exciting watching them go up to the ceiling.
