The Magic Flute at Bletchingdon Park

Critically acclaimed new opera company Wild Arts (★★★★★ Opera Now, ★★★★ The Guardian) is delighted to bring its production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute to the beautiful sunken garden at Bletchingdon Park.

Audience and stage will be under a marquee to one side of the house, which will provide a visual and acoustic backdrop. An intimate space with room for only 150 audience members on banked seating. Every seat will have a full view of the stage and a great sound. 

Bletchingdon Park is a privately owned Palladian country house in Oxfordshire built in 1782 and set in 120 acres of private estate, with uninterrupted views on all directions.

There will be a long interval for picnics. You are welcome to arrive from 5pm to set up your picnic, and bring food, drink, rugs, chairs, tables, friends, candelabras and whatever else you would like. The opera will start at 6pm, with the long interval from 7 - 8.30pm, finishing at around 9.30pm. 

The Magic Flute

In a dream-like world, the (nearly) heroic Tamino falls in love with Pamina, the kidnapped daughter of the mysterious Queen of the Night. He must go on a quest with Papageno the hapless bird-catcher as partner, to rescue her - but who is good, and who to trust, turns out to be more tricky than he imagined.

The Magic Flute is fully staged in costume and sung in English by a cast of 12 exceptional singers, among them 6 young singers on our Young Artists Programme, and a chamber orchestra of 10 top musicians. The production is directed by James Hurley (who has directed for ENO, Glyndebourne and Opera North this season), with costumes by the young fashion designer Sophie Lincoln (a name to watch) and conducted by Wild Arts' Artistic Director Orlando Jopling.

The Magic Flute is the perfect first opera for young people, with magic, comedy and some of opera's most hummable tunes, as well as being full of Mozart's most glorious music. 

Wild Arts

Wild Arts is a small opera company with big ambitions. We give opportunities to exceptionally talented performers at the beginning of their careers, and we take opera to over 40 places around the UK, in a one-planet-living way, adhering to the Theatre Green Book and showing how the arts can thrive in a sustainable way. Over 500 primary school pupils are actively involved each year in our work. We would like to expand our programme and would value your support in doing so. Our long-term goal is to create a truly green opera house and performance space, set in a bio-diverse landscape, and constructed entirely from sustainable materials.

Look at our outreach work here, and our public performances here.

Tickets

Please do book early to secure seats for you and your friends. We are also offering £25 places for anyone under the age of 21, who will be seated on the steps to the side of the stage. You will receive a confirmation email and we will also email you again a few days before the performance with your tickets, practical details and information.