Opera Circle Cleveland presents The Magic Flute: Dorota Sobieska

Published March 10, 2016 at 6:55 PM EST

[photo: Dorota Sobieska / by Mark Satola]

Opera Circle Cleveland presents: The Magic Flute

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Friday, March 11, 2016 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 3pm

Westlake High School Performing Arts Center
27830 Hilliard Boulevard
Westlake, OH 44145

This is a full production complete with soloists, costumes, sets, staging, full orchestra and supertitles to translate the text projected above the stage.

Mozart's final opera is a masterpiece of musical scoring that sets an enchanting tale as the composer's farewell to the genre. In this story, while the evil Queen of the Night schemes against the benevelent Sarastro, High Priest of the Sun, an entire cast of characters wrestles with the universal themes of dreams, wishes, cruelty, desperation, happiness, & longing.

Set in a Never-neverland where otherworldly spirits cross paths with mythical beasts, and where princes & paupers alike face trials of water, fire, & the heart, the work explores the eternal struggle between good & evil and the ultimate triumph of virtue, friendship, & love.

Presented in collaboration with the Cleveland Women's Orchestra under the baton of Robert Cronquist, this is a full production complete with soloists, costumes, sets, staging, full orchestra, and supertitles to translate the text projected above the stage.

Tickets & free passes are available online or by calling 216-816-1411.

Featuring:

Pawel Izdebski as Sarastro

Karla Cummins as Queen of the Night

Brian Skoog as Tamino

Dorota Sobieska as Pamina

James Binion as Papageno

Jessica Crowell as Papagena

Governor Harris as Monostatos

Carey Wentzel as First Lady

Elizabeth Frey as Second Lady

Megan Thompson as Third Lady

Meg Martinez as First Guardian

Rachael Cammarn as Second Guardian

Dawna Rae Warren as Third Guardian

Daniel Fridley as Priest

George Keller as First Priest

Daniel Hild as Second Priest

Matthew Jones as First Armored Man

Daniel Fridley as Second Armored Man

Opera Circle Chorus: Jacek Sobieski, Director

Cleveland Women's Orchestra: Robert Cronquist, Director