The Queen of the Night could also be a problem, since she is a megalomaniac who puts her daughter, the heroine Pamina, at risk. But the adaptation, while being unable to ignore this dysfunctional side of things, neatly avoids dwelling on it. This is romance and adventure played for laughs and with a whiff of feminism. The singers have pleasant voices, an attractive sense of the ridiculous, and no tendency to play down to their young audience. The Magic Flute is on tour to primary schools in Melbourne and across Victoria.
Token admission is charged.
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