THE MAGIC FLUTE

MOZART

The young and charming Prince Tamino meets the birdcatcher Papageno while wandering lost in the forest, having been saved from death by three ladies in the service of the Queen of the Night who offers her daughter Pamina's hand in marriage if the Prince will save her from the evil Sarastro. Tamino immediately falls in love with Pamina's picture and sets off with Papageno to Sarastro's temple. The ladies give Tamino a ‘magic flute' and the birdcatcher a set of magic bells to protect them. Tamino discovers that Sarastro is not evil, and after completing a series of trials, he wins Pamina's heart, Papageno finds his true love Papagena, and the Queen of the Night and her ladies are banished. Courage, love and virtue triumph.

SOUTHAM HALL / NAC

All performances 8:00 PM
Sung in German with dialogue in English. English and French Surtitles.

Guest Conductor - Pinchas Zukerman
Director - Tom Diamond
Assistant Director - Ann Hodges

Pamina - Shannon Mercer
Tamino - John Tessier
Papageno - Joshua Hopkins
Sarastro - Valerian Ruminski
Queen of the Night - Luz del Alba
Monostatos - Michel Corbeil
Papagena - Pascale Beaudin
1st Lady - Arianna Zukerman
2nd Lady - Joyce El-Khoury (appears with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program)
3rd Lady - Renée Lapointe
Speaker and 1st Priest - Thomas Goerz
2nd Priest and 1st Armed Guard - Antonio Figuerora

Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus

National Arts Centre Orchestra

Scenery and Costumes designed by David Hockney. Production owned by San Francisco Opera.