Mozart’s most tuneful, charming and magical child-friendly opera, in a brand new production!
Sung in German, with projected English translation and English dialogue, accompanied by piano and flute.
Mozart’s masterpiece The Magic Flute is one of the most performed operas in the world. Its divine music and magical story full of twists and turns have endeared this opera to a public of all ages since it was created in 1791.
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music director: Greg Myra
stage directors: Jason Davis
stage manager: Rowena Martin
lighting designer: Sean Burke
costume designer: Ariel McTavish
vocal and diction coach: Lucy Hayes Davis
assistant stage director: Edie Reaney
fight choreographer: Robert Seale
Performance Dates and Times
Performances at Sir James Dunn Theatre at the Dal Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue, Halifax
(dates and times subject to change)
Friday, August 2, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 3, 7:30 pm
Thursday, August 8, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 10, 2:00 pm
Tickets
Tickets for The Magic Flute will be $30 for general admission, $20 for student (aged 13 to university) and $5 for children under 13. Tickets will be available in advance online from TicketHalifax.com, in person at The Coast offices, and by phone with credit card at (902)-422-6278 ex. 500 after May 15. Our box office opens outside the Sir James Dunn Theatre at the Dal Arts Centre from one hour before show time, and any remaining tickets are available to purchase then. At the door we accept cash, cheques, debit cards that tap and Visa/MasterCard. For more details about buying tickets, see our Ticket Information Page.
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Specific cast lists for each show will be listed here by the end of the day on July 19, 2019.
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE by Mozart | Friday August 2, 7:30 pm Thursday August 8, 7:30 pm | Saturday August 3, 7:30 pm Saturday August 10, 2:00 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Tamino | Alexander Cappellazzo | Alexander Cappellazzo |
| Papageno | Luke Noftall | Luke Noftall |
| Pamina | Meghan Jamieson (NS) | Lindsay Heyland (NS) |
| Queen of the Night | Katherine Mayba | Anastasia Pogorelova (Russia) |
| Sarastro | Duncan Stenhouse | Duncan Stenhouse |
| First Lady | Julie Gate | Skylar Cameron (NS) |
| Second Lady | Serena Yeung | Corinne James (ON) |
| Third Lady | Laura Curiale | Natalie Vong |
| Monostatos | Mehdi Mikaeilzadh | Mehdi Mikaeilzadh |
| Papagena | Grace Hakala | Emily Wang |
| First Spirit | Olivia Charlebois-Brandvold | Emilie James (ON) |
| Second Spirit | Julia Kennific | Rhian Merritt (NS) |
| Third Spirit | Raelyn Davis (NS) | Keira Davis (NS) |
| Speaker | Steven DeWitt | Steven DeWitt |
| Little Pamina | Ava Frail (NS) | Billie Kent (NS) |
| Little Papageno | Charlie Fournier (NS) | Charlie Fournier (NS) |
| Little Monostatos | Dylan Chang (NS) | Dylan Chang (NS) |
| Little Papagena | Julia Velasco (NS) | Julia Velasco (NS) |
ACT I
Chased by a serpent, Prince Tamino finds himself in an unknown land. He faints and is saved by the Queen of Night’s three Ladies. When Tamino comes to, he is approached by the bird-catcher Papageno.
The Ladies return to give Tamino a portrait of the Queen of Night’s daughter Pamina, who has been kidnapped by the evil Sarastro. Tamino is instantly smitten and the Queen of Night arrives to secure his promise that he will do everything in his power to rescue Pamina from Sarastro’s stronghold. The Prince is given a magic flute and Papageno a set of magic chimes as protection; the instruments have a way of charming both man and beast. Additionally, three spirits, acting as guardians and advisors, will lead the way.
Sarastro’s slave Monostatos pursues Pamina but is frightened away by Papageno, who tells Pamina that he and Tamino have come to rescue her.
Meanwhile the three spirits have led Prince Tamino to Sarastro’s Temple. There, he meets a priest who explains to him that it is the Queen of Night who is evil, not Sarastro. Heartened by the news that Pamina is alive, Tamino begins playing his flute; it reveals its magical properties by bringing the forest to life. Pamina and Papageno hear Tamino’s flute and hasten to find him. But they are intercepted and detained by Monostatos. Papageno’s chimes come to their aid, allowing the bird-catcher and Pamina to escape.
Pamina and Tamino see one another for the first time, and fall into a passionate embrace.
ACT II
Sarastro sees Tamino as a future leader of his people, who are in the midst of a grave crisis. But in order to prove himself worthy of the role, and of Pamina, Tamino must first undergo several rigorous trials.
Papageno does not share Tamino’s audacity and is only prepared to accompany him after the promise of a wife as his reward. The Queen of Night’s Ladies arrive and try to seduce the two men into abandoning their allegiance to Sarastro, but Tamino and Papageno hold their nerve and pass their first ordeal.
Monostatos tries to kiss the sleeping Pamina, but is frustrated by the entrance of the Queen of Night. Set on revenge, she charges Pamina with the task of murdering Sarastro. Torn by her devotion to her mother and her love for Tamino, Pamina is at a loss. Sarastro enters, reassuring Pamina that he is not out for vengeance, but strives for understanding and forgiveness.
The second ordeal has begun for Tamino and Papageno: a vow of silence. Papageno heartily ignores this, chattering cheerfully with his companion. Pamina finds them, but believes herself betrayed when Tamino refuses to speak to her. Her happiness dashed, she leaves in despair, but Tamino passes the second test. Papageno, on the other hand, is at his wits’ end. He encounters an old woman who, once he has sworn lifelong fidelity to her, reveals herself as a young girl named Papagena. But as he has disobeyed the vow of silence, she is driven away from him. Papageno’s life now seems futile.
Beside herself with grief, Pamina contemplates suicide, but the three spirits intervene, bringing her and Tamino together for the final trials. Protected by the magic flute, Tamino and Pamina successfully undergo fire and water ordeals. The three spirits also manage to prevent Papageno from killing himself, and the bird-catcher is reunited with his Papagena for good.
The Queen of Night and her Ladies, led by Monostatos, once again try to storm the Temple, but the intruders are caught unawares by Sarastro and cast out by the light of the rising sun. As dawn breaks, Tamino and Pamina are hailed for enduring all the ordeals with beauty and wisdom.
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