Tamino
Sean Panikkar
Papageno
Matthew Worth
Pamina
Sarah Jane McMahon
The Queen of the Night
Emily Hindrichs
Sarastro
Raymond Aceto
Three ladies
Betsy Uschkrat
Amy Pfrimmer
Mary Penick Akin
Monostatos
Chauncey Packer
Three Genii
Dody Nolan
Jayme Hogan-Yarbo
Eva Marie Canan
Speaker of the temple
Kenneth Weber
Tenor Priest
Dana Wilson
Papagena
Anne Marie Frohnmayer
Director
Jay Jackson
Conductor
Robert Lyall
Chorus Master
Mozart's
The Magic Flute
November 19 & 21, 2010
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (map)
One of Mozart’s last works, and certainly one of his greatest, this is a wondrous fairy tale for all ages – an exploration of mans strength and frailty that is profound but charming, serious and yet comic. Eventually the powers of Truth and Light conquer the forces of Superstition and Darkness, and everyone “lives happily ever after.”
THE MULTI-TALENTED FLUTIST:
Patti Adams is solo piccoloist and Assistant Principal flutist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and award-winning member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society. For this production New Orleans Opera has proudly commissioned her to design colorful interpretations that will serve as scenic backdrops.
Original Language
German
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist
Emanuel Schikaneder
Description
Opera in 2 Acts
Time
An unknown time
Place
An unknown location
Premiere Date
September 30, 1791
Premiere Location
Freihaustheater auf der Wieden, Vienna
Notes
The premier of Die Zauberflöte, after which Mozart only had another 10 weeks to live, was followed by the most successful run of any of his operas, 197 performances in two years.
