Costume Designer

Set Designer

An expert thief is on the loose, and only you can catch them! Bring your thinking-caps, your magnifying glasses and all your crime-solving skills: this is a mystery like no other, where the suspects are some of the greatest opera characters of all time – and the detective is YOU!

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Opera North - The Big Opera Mystery

Theatre Royal Nottingham

Led by a trio of opera singers and an accordionist, Mini Magic Flute follows a Prince’s search for a Princess, but nothing is quite as it first appears… Join a host of fantastical characters – from a bird-catcher to a dragon! – on this magical quest.

Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute is the perfect opportunity for all the family to experience and share the charm of opera. At just 40 minutes long, the show is perfect for all ages but has been especially designed for those aged 4 – 7 years old.

Join us for a craft session before our performances at Cast (28 Jun), Ripon (10 July), HAR (11 July), or Barrow (31 July) to make a paper bird that will be used throughout the story and can be taken home afterward as a memento of a magical day. Bookers for other venues will be sent a ‘how to’ guide to create their own at home.

Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute

Cast, Doncaster

Darley Street Market, Bradford

The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds

The Wesley Centre

University of Leeds

Lake District Music Festival

Storyhouse

Stoller Hall, Manchester

Otley Courthouse

Allhallowgate Methodist Church & Halls

National Centre for Early Music, York

Bring your thinking-caps, your magnifying glasses and all your crime-solving skills: this is a mystery like no other, where the suspects are some of the greatest opera characters of all time – and the detective is YOU!

This operatic extravaganza, with music played live by the Orchestra of Opera North, will give hundreds of school children in Leeds, Salford, Newcastle and Nottingham an inspiring first encounter with opera in the spring of 2027.

Costume Designer, Set Designer

Bek Palmer

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 27 - Aug 2, 2026

Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute · Opera North

Feb 1 - Apr 2, 2027

The Big Opera Mystery · Opera North

Past events

Nov 22, 2025

Opera North - The Big Opera Mystery · Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

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