A staff writer for the Washington Post took in the BSO's performance of "Magic Flute" and liked what she saw.
"Thus Marin Alsop took the podium for a semi-staged "Magic Flute," performed with an energetic narrator in lieu of the spoken dialogue, and featuring - in another community-building move - several members and alumni of Washington National Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. The result (which comes to Baltimore for two more performances Saturday and Sunday) was perfectly credible, and reasonably enjoyable."
Full review
here.