| Saturday Aug 11, 2018 7:30 PM - Saturday Aug 11, 2018 10:15 PM | Free - $25.00 |
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Magic Flute - Die Zauberflöte
The German Vocal Arts Institute Seattle presents:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute - Die Zauberflöte
With piano accompaniment and German dialogues
Supertitles in English
Saturday, August 11th, 2018, 7.30pm.
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue
411 156th Ave NE,
Bellevue, WA 98007
This sale closed, there will be more tickets at the door.
Come enjoy the talented young artists of the German Vocal Arts Institute Summer Program as they present a lively semi-staged performance of Mozarts Magic Flute.
These singers - studying at some of the best music schools in the country - have come from all over the US to sing here.
Experience the Magic Flute by Mozart in a fresh and inventive staging by Erich Parce.
This story revolves around the antics of the Knight family: Quintessa and Sarastro Knight, who their four daughters have nicknamed The Queen and The Czar. The two parents have recently been divorced and the mother has custody of the four girls. Their youngest daughter Pamina, because of the malevolence of her mother, has run away to her fathers house. Her father, however, to spite her mother, has kept Pamina locked in the house watched over by his executive assistant Monastatos and his staff.
Mrs. Knight runs a restaurant/bar on Capitol Hill where she is referred to by the clients as Queen of the Night. Mr. Knight, a business owner by day, likes to take solace in the evening with his friends at the Masonic Lodge where he is a Grand Master.
At the beginning of the opera, Tamino, a young man who comes from a lineage of shamans, has moved to Seattle to explore life outside of his family influence. In his own personal search for the shamanistic way of the spirits he ends up one evening at Mrs. Knights restaurant pursued by an attractive and dangerous woman. He is ultimately rescued by the Queens three daughters, who also take an interest in him.
We also meet Papageno, the quirky gardener of Mrs. Knight, who spends most of the day trying to get rid of the black birds around the house and restaurant. He uses a bird whistle to lure them in and then tries to catch them. Ultimately, at the end of the day, all he longs for a nice glass of wine and a girl-friend as crazy as himself.
Mrs. Knight and her girls find out about Taminos quest and enlist him to help get Pamina away from her father. To help convince him, they give him a flute that has been in their family for years that is rumored to have magic power in the hands of a truly virtuous person.
To show Tamino around Seattle, the girls also enlist Papageno, since he knows the whereabouts of Mr. Knight and Pamina. He is however, afraid of what might happen if the Czar catches them. The three daughters give him supposedly magic bells to help ease his fears.
So off they go. The adventure begins! Does magic exist? In the world of Mozart and love ...yes!
Soloists
Soloists: Caroline Spaeth, Courtney Sanders, Ashley Shalna,
Ashlyn Herd, Gwen Paker, Erykka Jimenez, Hyunho Cho, Conrad Schmechel, Luke Norvell, Dorian McCall, Brett Sprague
Chorus:
Jessica Wang, Erica Behrends, Diann Spicer, Angela Moore, Zella Henderson, Sabina Howell, Lily Kister,
Akshay Kulkarni, Ian Dimayuga, Ken Klettke, Luke Norvell
Accompanist and conductor: Jinshil Yi
Producer, German diction and voice coaching: Christine Menschner
Stage director: Erich Parce
Rehearsal accompanist: Glenda Williams, Jinshil Yi, Greg Smith
German Diction: Kristina Pilz
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Learn more here: https://www.gvai.org/the-magic-flute.html
Get your tickets today and enjoy beautiful music and an exciting story.
GVAI believes that nobody should be excluded from enjoying the arts. If you are financially challenged and want to attend the performances, please contact us at info@gvai.org.
If you want to get involved and volunteer at our events, please let us know at info@gvai.org. We are grateful for your support.
We are looking forward to see you.
This sale closed, there will be more tickets at the door.
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LocationCross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (View)
411 156th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 6 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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