"Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)" at Blue Shield of California Theatre at YBCA

Merola Opera Program continues its 2022 season with a fully staged production of Mozarts "Die Zauberflte (The Magic Flute)," giving the public the opportunity to see Merolas exciting 2022 participants performing full operatic roles, conducted by Kelly Kuo, Associate Director of American Lyric Theatre and Music Director of the Reno Chamber Orchestra. Taking the form of a singspiel, a comic opera with spoken dialogue, "Die Zauberflte" evokes intimacy, mysticism, and witwith a dollop of humorset to musical brilliance. Director Gina Lapinski directs this production, bringing the works colorful characters to lifefrom a handsome young prince to a silly bird-catching sidekick and the mysterious Queen of the Night. Lapinski has been a stage director for the Metropolitan Opera for more than two decades. The production will feature the groundbreaking costumes created by Dame Zandra Rhodes for San Diego Opera, in a vivid setting brought to life with projections by award-winning designer Ian Winters, enhancing the setting by designer Stephen D. Mazzeno. WHEN: 7:30pm, Thursday, August 43:00pm, Saturday, August 6