The Magic Flute News

The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Frank Fetta, will close its 2012-13 season with "Classics Revisited" Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic California Theatre of the Performing Arts.

'Pop Rocks!' will feature performances by the Salisbury University Opera Workshop, Salisbury Pops, Salisbury University Jazz Ensemble and Salisbury Symphony Orchestra.

Fry, an opera lover and lifelong Richard Wagner fan, says he is thrilled to be part of a production of Benjamin Britten's Paul Bunyan.

Opera Birmingham recently presented a star-studded performance of Mozart's masterpiece, "The Magic Flute." In between rehearsals, singers gave an entertaining opera lesson at an elementary school and presented a preview for the Birmingham Opera Guild.

Opera by Canblelight has encouraged fans to once again dust off their best gowns or tops and tails and pack a picnic basket for an evening with The Magic Flute.

Playfulness is supposed to be one of the hallmarks of The Magic Flute , and few productions of Mozart's beloved opera have been quite as playful as the one that opened tonight at the Southern Theatre.

Show time: about three hours, including the interval. Ends Saturday at the Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY.

One of Mozart's most enduringly popular operas, The Magic Flute has captivated audiences since its premiere in Vienna in 1791.