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Opening this weekend, Andrew Staples (Tamino), Christiane Karg (Pamina) and Adam Plachetka (Papageno) star in Neil Armfield's new production of The Magic Flute at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Director Neil Armfield introduces his imaginative new production – which centres around a performance of The Magic Flute being created by the three boys – here.

Performances of The Magic Flute take place on 10, 12, 14 December 2016, 6 & 8 January 2017 (Andrew, Christiane & Adam), and 12, 14, 17, 22, 25 & 27 (Christiane & Adam). More information available here.

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