The Minnesota Opera with the LA Opera Presents THE MAGIC FLUTE, 4/12-27
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 07, 2014
Minnesota Opera is pleased to announce its co-production of a dynamic and engaging staging of Mozart's The Magic Flute with LA Opera. Mozart's masterful comedy about love, truth and the pursuit of enlightenment is richly reimagined in this boundary-busting production. Connecting the tale's enduring meaning with modern metaphor, this extraordinary staging combines live performance and film animation to delve deeply into the opera's surreal magic, odd characters and crazy love.Soprano Layla Claire (debut) alternates the role of Pamina with Christie Hageman(Turandot) opposite tenors Julien Behr (debut) and Aaron Blake (debut) as Tamino. Baritones Andrew Wilkowske (Madame Butterfly) and Jesse Blumberg (Wuthering Heights) alternate the role of the hilarious birdcatcher, Papageno. Soprano Jennifer O'Loughlin makes her Minnesota Opera debut in the iconic role of the Queen of the Night. Resident Artist tenor John Robert Lindsey sings the role of the scheming overseer Monastatos and bass Christian Zaremba is the High Priest of the Sun, Sarastro. The original production at Komische Oper Berlin in 2012 was created by the British theater group 1927, which The Guardian described as: "A perfect mixture of all the things worth loving: silent films, the cabaret of the Weimar Republic, David Lynch and the brothers Grimm." Tobias Ribitzki makes his directorial debut and Aaron Breid (Turandot) conducts the Minnesota Opera Orchestra.
To learn more about The Magic Flute, visit mnop.co/flute. There you will find casting updates, artist biographies, synopses, background notes, audio and video clips, ticketing services and other company information.
What: The Magic Flute by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sung in German with English captions projected above the stage.
Where: Ordway, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
When:
Saturday, April 12, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 13, 2pm
Tuesday, April 15, 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 16, 7:30pm
Thursday, April 17, 7:30pm
Friday, April 18, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 27, 2pm
Tickets: $20 - $200. Call the Minnesota Opera Ticket Office at 612.333.6669, Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm, or purchase online at mnopera.org.
Preview: Minnesota Opera hosts a Social Media Preview for bloggers and tweeters onThursday, April 10, 5:30pm. Beginning with refreshments, a cash bar and a pre-rehearsal discussion on the Mezzanine Level at Ordway with a special guest, Minnesota Opera's Head of Music Rob Ainsley, to prepare attendees for the final dress rehearsal of The Magic Flute.R.S.V.P. online at mnop.co/preview by April 9.
The 2013-2014 Minnesota Opera season is sponsored by Ascent Private Capital Management of U. S. Bank.
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