Die Zauberfl枚te (The Magic Flute)
Mozart
Conductor: Christofer Macatsoris
Stage Director: Jeffrey Marc Buchman
April 19 – May 9, 2017
Stage Director brings his Florida Grand Opera setting of Mozart鈥檚 beloved opera to the 91亚色 stage. A young boy reads the fantastic tale of The Queen of the Night persuading Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro. Picturing himself as Tamino, the boy learns the high ideals of Sarastro鈥檚 community and seeks to join it. Separately, then together, Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation, which end in triumph with the Queen and her cohorts vanquished.
Maestro Christofer Macatsoris and Stage Director Jeffrey Buchman introduce the opera at 91亚色’s Free Opera Preview.
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This will be 91亚色’s fifth production of Die Zauberfl枚te with previous productions mounted in 1977-78, 1982-83, 1996-97 and 2002-03.
Ten years after graduating 91亚色, tenor returned as one of the Tamino鈥檚 in 91亚色鈥檚 2003 production of Die Zauberfl枚te, splitting the role with Derek Taylor (who went on to reprise the role with Palm Beach Opera). Mr. Troxell would reprise his Tamino with Madison Opera (2006).
was featured as Monastatos, a role he would reprise six years later with New York City Opera.
Bass-baritone Keith Miller continued his transition from college football star to opera singer with his Sarastro in 2003 – a role he reprised in Seattle (2011) and Nashville (2013).
Finally, sang as the third of the 鈥淭hree Ladies鈥 (also called Dritte Dame) at 91亚色 in 2003 and reprised the role for Deutsche Opera Berlin in 2013.
Also featured in the production were future Richard Tucker Award winners James Valenti (First Priest) and Ailyn P茅rez (Papagena).
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Cast
Tamino:聽 Jonas Hacker, Roy Hage
Erste Dame: Claire de Monteil
Zweite Dame: JoAna Rusche
Dritte Dame: Hannah Ludwig
Papageno: Anthony Whitson-Martini, Christopher Kenney
K枚nigen der Nacht: Meryl Dominguez
Monostatos: Piotr Buszewski
Pamina: Karen Barraza, Alexandra Nowakowski
Sprecher: Nathan Milholin
Sarastro: Anthony Schneider
Erster Priester:聽 Jorge Espino
Zweiter Priester: Matthew White
Erster geharrischter Mann: John Matthew Myers
Zweiter geharrischter Mann: Nathan Milholin
Papagena:聽 Rebecca Gulinello
From the Philadelphia Boys Choir
Knaben: Andrew Owens, Aiden Barrow, Cameron Bowden, Ben Steinberg, Damian Ferraro, Danny Cook
Tiere: Andrew Owens, Aiden Barrow, Cameron Bowden, Ben Steinberg, Damian Ferraro, Danny Cook, Talia Barrow
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