Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Libretto Emanuel Schikaneder
Conductor Kelly Kuo
Director Gina Lapinski

Armed with a magic flute, a prince and his bird-catcher friend set off on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess. But when they encounter a fearsome dragon, the imposing Queen of the Night, and a mysterious council, they quickly realize things are not always what they seem. Mozart’s enchanting Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is a delight for all ages. Performed in German with dialogue in English, and English supertitles. This opera is generously underwritten, in part, by The Grace A. Diem and Alice E. Siemons Foundation, The Frances K. and Charles D. Field Foundation, and The Bernard Osher Foundation.

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2022 Merola Opera Program Artists
Pamina – Chelsea Lehnea
Tamino – Sahel Salam
Papageno – Scott Lee
Sarastro – Edwin Jhamaal Davis
The Queen of the Night – Maggie Kinabrew
Monostatos – Chance Jonas-O’toole
First Lady – Adia Evans
Second Lady – Erin Wagner
Third Lady – Veena Akama-Makia
Papagena – Ashley Marie Robillard
Sprecher – Le Bu
First Priest – Daniel Luis Espinal
Second Priest – Andres Cascante
First Spirit – Olivia Prendergast
Second Spirit – Maggie Reneé
Third Spirit – Cody Bowers
First Armored Man – Moisés Salazar
Second Armored Man – Seungyun Kim
Chorus – Amanda Batista, Celeste Morales, Jonghyun Park, Nikola Adele Printz, Arianna
Rodriguez, Olivia Smith, William Socolof