The LA Opera Presents a New MAGIC FLUTE, Opening Tonight

Ethereal swaths of smoke combine to form familiar yet odd images: flowers that grow in slow motion as if by magic, elephants floating in cocktail glasses, flying flutes, dancing bells, an enigmatic black cat-anything is possible in LA Opera's new staging of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Created by the British theater group 1927 in collaboration with Barrie Kosky, artistic director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, the staging had its production premiere in that city last year, playing to sold-out houses and rave reviews. London's The Guardian described 1927's distinctive aesthetic: "A perfect mixture of all the things worth loving: silent films, the cabaret of the Weimar Republic, David Lynch and the Brothers Grimm." To view a video preview, please click here.

The extraordinary, unconventional fantasy worlds dreamed up by the artistic directors of 1927-directorSuzanne Andrade and filmmaker Paul Barritt, employing a combination of animated film and live performers-create the impression that huge comic strip collages have come to life. The singers, positioned in front of a huge screen, interact with the images projected around them, all in real time. The most frequently performed of all German operas is thus transformed into an exciting new experience unlike anything encountered before on the operatic stage.

And now LA Opera presents the first performances of this staging seen outside Berlin, for a limited run of six performances beginning tonight, November 23 and running through December 15. James Conlon, LA Opera's Music Director, will conduct a cast led by two fast-rising young American singers making their role debuts in this Magic Flute: soprano Janai Brugger, an alumna of LA Opera's young artist program, as Pamina, and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, which will also be his first appearance with LA Opera. Also making their LA Opera debuts will be soprano Erika Miklósa as the Queen of the Night, bass Evan Boyer as Sarastro and Russian baritoneRodion Pogossov as Papageno. The production is co-directed by Mr. Kosky and Ms. Andrade. Esther Bialasis the scenery and costume designer and Grant Gershon, LA Opera's Resident Conductor, serves as chorus master.

Performance Dates and Locations
The Magic Flute will open on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30pm, with subsequent evening performances at7:30pm on November 30 and on December 5 and 11, as well as matinee performances taking place at 2pm onDecember 8 and 15. All performances will take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012.

Tickets
Tickets to The Magic Flute start at $19 and can be purchased in person at the LA Opera Box Office at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, by phone at 213.972.8001 or online at www.LAOpera.com. For disability access, call 213.972.0777 or email laopera@laopera.com.

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