‘Pa–pa–pa–’ (Papageno/Papagena Duet) from THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart – Royal College of Music

The Papageno/Papagena Duet from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Papageno (Edward Jowle) can hardly believe his eyes when he is reunited with his perfect match, Papagena (Sofia Kirwan-Baez). The pair are overjoyed and look forward to making a family filled with little Papagenos and Papagenas. The Royal College of Music’s new production sets The Magic Flute in a secondary school and a dreamscape of hidden desires. As director Polly Graham explains, this is the perfect backdrop for protagonists who are ‘on the cusp of sexual awakening, grappling with big intellectual ideas, and at a place in their lives where things happen for the first time, and where interactions with adults can be fraught.’ Michael Rosewell conducts a wealth of young talent on stage and in the pit - all not so long out of school themselves. Streamed on OperaVision on 1 January 2022 at 17:00 CET and available until 1 September 2022: SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM TIKTOK @operavision #opera #magicflute #classicalmusic #mozart