Opera Atelier continues its season with a revival of Mozart’s wildly popular The Magic Flute. The Magic Flute is one of the most-performed operas worldwide. It is about a prince, Tamino, who is sent by The Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from her nemesis Sarastro. Accompanied by the endearingly incorrigible Papageno and with the aid of a magic flute, the besotted Tamino ventures into the temple and quickly finds that all is not as it seems. An enchanting tale that delights audiences of all ages, The Magic Flute is perhaps Mozart’s greatest popular success.

The Magic Flute reunites several of the cast members from Opera Atelier’s 2006 production, including Colin Ainsworth as Tamino and Olivier LaQuerre as Papageno. They will be joined by Ambur Braid as The Queen of the Night, Carla Huhtanen as Papagena, Laura Albino as Pamina, and João Fernandes as Sarastro, as well as Aaron Ferguson, Eve McLeod, Cassandra Warner, Laura Pudwell and Curtis Sullivan with the full corps of the Artists of Atelier Ballet. The creative team includes director Marshall Pynkoski, choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, set designer Gerard Gauci, and lighting designer Kevin Fraser. Music Director David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik Orchestra and Chamber Choir.

Given the story, the music, the costumes, and the dancing, I think this will certainly appeal to fans of all ages. The Magic Flute runs April 6th to the 13th at the elegant Elgin Theatre. It will be sung in English. Tickets are selling fast! For more info on tickets, performance dates and times, go to operaatelier.com.

In the meantime, I leave you with James Levine, the Met Orchestra, and The Magic Flute‘s Overture.