John Fenster @mountmccabe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Which makes it a very curious pairing for tonight's opera, the Magic Flute, which is built upon and celebrates and reinforces those trad ideas and roles 110
John Fenster @mountmccabe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This newish English translation tries to smooth over some elements of the opera; not entirely successfully - and obv leaving intact the very trad core - but this old Pantomime style production also leans heavily into the variety show side of the opera 110
John Fenster @mountmccabe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It was silly and fun and the audience sang more than at many operas I've attended. The circus animal costumes elicited lots of laughter. I might have enjoyed it more in a significantly smaller house (SFO holds ~2200) but it was nice enough. 100
