Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE at Kirkpatrick Theatre / Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City University presents The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved operatic fairy tale masterpiece, in three performances Feb. 17-19.

The Magic Flute – which debuted in 1791, three months before Mozart’s death -- is set in an enchanted world between the sun and the moon, where truth and lies co-exist and true love conquers all.

The mainstage production will feature a cast of 37, directed by guest artist Cynthia Stokes, and full 38-piece opera orchestra, under the direction of Jan McDaniel.

Performances at OCU’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on the historic Kirkpatrick stage, 2501 N. Blackwelder. The opera will be sung in the original German, with dialogue in English and translations projected above the stage.

Tickets ($15-30) are available from www.okcu.edu/tickets or 405.208.5227.

Mozart’s acclaimed score runs the gamut from the coloratura fireworks of the Queen of the Night to Tamino and Pamina’s lyrical duets and the bird-catcher Papageno’s folk-inspired arias.

An opening night dinner, featuring performances by OCU musicians, will be held 6:15 p.m. Friday in the Atrium of the Bass Music Center. Tickets ($25) in advance from 405.208.5227.

A free director’s talk by guest director Cynthia Stokes will be held 45 minutes before curtain.

The production will feature original costumes designed by Alison Winsby, scenic design by Robin Vest-Coleman and lighting design by Preston Hunt.

OCU’s Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company’s 64th season continues Feb. 24-26 with a Spotlight production of Jacques Offenbach’s comic operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, followed April 21-23 with Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George, winner of Winner of two Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Details and tickets: www.okcu.edu/tickets.

THE CAST:

Featuring Brianna Holt and Rachel Schoenecker as Queen of the Night; Audrey Logan and Isabella Ruano as Pamina; Camryn Creech and Lizzy Perrone as Papagena; Irma Gonzalez and Arden Hearne as Lady 1; Chrissy Maher and Fiona Scott as Lady 2; Lucy Abramowitz and Zoë Sheller as Lady 3; McKenna Brye as Knabe 1; Anna Nash as Knabe 2; Tiónna Bell as Knabe 3; Troy Freeman and Iván Moreno as Tamino; Alex Spence and Reid Taylor (cover) as Monostatos; Josh Caminsky and Jeron Robinson (cover) as Papageno; Christian Atherton and Garrett Abel (cover) as Geharnischter Mann 1; Ben Bowers as Geharnischter Mann 2/Sprecher; and Jackson Barnes as Sarastro! The Chorus: sopranos Anna Coleman, Claire Ehlers, Elisa Mato and Kylie Merrill; mezzo-sopranos MK Lee, Emma Maki, Sophia Rodrigues-Patterson and Leigha Trejo; tenors Garrett Abel, Zac Decker, Lucas Semrau and Reid Taylor; and baritone/bass Riordan Banks, Giancarlo Holland, Andrew Massey and Jeron Robinson.