The Magic Flute November 17, 2007

Julie Taymor's dazzling production has been abridged by the director into an appealing 90-minute version for The Met's first holiday family opera presentation, with a new English text by J.D. McClatchy. The Magic Flute features all the spectacular visual effects of Taymor's original production, including flying birds, dancing bears and the magnificent star-shimmering Queen of the Night.