The Magic Flute

Just last week I was having a bit of a lament over the fact that I wouldn't be able to get to the opera this season but God is just sooooo good! Saturday morning, Pete rung and he just happened to be trying to give away 2 tickets to the opera that night. I was almost dumbstruck - not something that happens often I might add!!

So, within the hour, I had arranged Jen to come with me and by 6.30 that night we were making our merry way into town. It was a great night. One of Mozart's more unusual operas - it is in German as opposed to Italian (the international language of opera) and part of it was spoken/acted out in English. It took a bit of getting used to for me but I loved it all the same. Beautiful flute melodies whistling all the way through just as you would expect, and Papageno (the crazy bird looking creature to the right) was fantastic! Some of the other outfits cracked us up - a bit Madonna like but there's always room for artistic interpretation with Mozart!

Thankyou NZ Opera for a great night out!