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‘Die Zauberflöte’ Review: The Met Humanizes Mozart’s Fantasy

Simon McBurney’s production of “The Magic Flute” at the Metropolitan Opera is an unusually nuanced yet still playful rendition of the fairy tale.

By Heidi Waleson
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Lawrence Brownlee and Erin Morley Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera

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