The Magic Flute

Co-Sponsored by
Belinda Dumont
and
Dr. Gordon Joel Gilbert and
Mrs. Michele Kidwell Gilbert

Artistic Director, Mark Sforzini
Stage Director, Michael Unger
Lighting Designer, Keith Arsenault
Set Designer, Brian Prather
Choreographer, Deanna Dys
Costumes designed by Glenn Avery Breed
Costumes provided by Wardrobe Witchery
Textual Adaptation by Michael Unger

Sung in German with projected English translations.  Dialogue scenes in English.
Performed fully staged, with sets, costumes, chorus and a 31-piece orchestra.

Noble mysticism meets earthy comedy

Myth and magic with magnificent music draw you into a fantasy world in Mozart’s ever-popular opera. The handsome Tamino and the bird catcher Papageno make quite a pair on their mission to rescue the Queen of the Night’s daughter from a secretive group of priests. From the stratospheric singing of the Queen to the lowest notes of the High Priest Sarastro, a battle is being played out with all the characters caught in between.

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner Todd Wilander stars as Tamino with stage direction by Michael Unger (SPO Susannah DVD #2 pick for 2017 by Opera News).

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	Todd Wilander Tamino
	Lara Lynn McGill Pamina
	Keith Harris Papageno
	Kelli Butler Queen of the Night
	Matthew Anchel Sarastro
	Peter Joshua Burroughs Monostatos
	Kelly Curtin First Lady
	Robyn Rocklein Second Lady
	Laurel Semerdjian Third Lady
	Stephanie Jabre Papagena
	Branch Fields Speaker of the Temple
	JinYoung Kim First Spirit
	Samantha Lax Second Spirit

	Courtney Elvira Third Spirit
	Matthew Maness First Armored Man
	Andrew Emery Second Armored Man

Die Zauberflöte Emerging Artists Cover Cast
	ANDREW ZIMMERMANN (Tamino Cover) Hometown: Santa Monica, CA, now in New York, NY Education: BM New York University; MM Manhattan School of Music Previous SPO roles: SPO Debut Past Three Engagements: Sarasota Opera, Dialogue of the Carmelites, 1st Commissier; Bar Opera, Die Zauberflöte, Tamino; New York Lyric Opera, Don Giovanni, Don Ottavio
	SAMANTHA LAX (Pamina Cover, 2nd Spirit) Hometown: Maplewood, NJ Education: BM Westminster Choir College with Robin Leigh Massie; MM New England Conservatory with Lisa Saffer Previous SPO roles: Debut Past Three Engagements: Miami Music Festival, Dead Man Walking, Jade Boucher; Sinfonietta Nova, Die Fledermaus, Adele; Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, La Nozze di Figaro, Susanna Upcoming Engagements: Opera Delaware, Sour Angelica, Primo Cercatrice – Genovieffa Cover
	PATRICK McNALLY (Papageno Cover) Hometown: Newton, MA, now in NYC Education: BM Carnegie Mellon University with Mimi Lerner, Mildred Miller and Lorenzo Malfatti; MM New England Conservatory with Edward Zambara and James McDonald Previous SPO roles: Debut Past Three Engagements: ARE Opera, Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi; Natchez Festival of Music, Barber of Seville, Figaro; Hubbard Hall Opera, Elixir of Love, Belcore Upcoming Engagements: Natchez Festival of Music 2018,Faust, Mephistopheles
	MEGAN BRUNNING (Queen of the Night Cover) Hometown: Lilburn, GA, now in New York City Education: University of Georgia, BM Music Education 2010; MM Vocal Performance 2012 Previous SPO roles: Debut Past Three Engagements: Gramercy Opera, The Fairy Queen, Second Fairy & Hermia Cover; Opera for the Young, Elixir of Love, Adina; Opera del West, Don Pasquale, Norina
	ANDREW W. POTTER (Sarastro Cover) Hometown: Lynchburg, VA Education: Liberty University with Braeden Harris Previous SPO roles: Fiorello, Doctor Bartolo Cover Past Three Engagements: Winter Opera St. Louis, The Borgia Infami, Cesare Borgia; Mid-Ohio Opera, La Bohème, Colline; Southern Illinois Music Festival, Don Giovanni, Il Commendatore Upcoming Engagements: Saltworks Opera 2018, Capuletti I Montacchi, Capellio; Winter Opera St. Louis 2018, Elixir of Love, Dr. Dulcamara; Pacific Opera Project 2018, Don Giovanni, Il Commendatore
	MELODY JOY RUBIN (First Lady Cover) Hometown: Streamwood, IL, now living in Tampa Education: BM The Hartt School of Music; Resident Artist Opera Connecticut; Franco-American Vocal Academy; currently studying with Stella Zambalis Previous SPO roles: SPO Chorus: Elixir of Love, Tales of Hoffmann, Faust, and Seasonal Sparkle 2017 Past Three Engagements: Franco-American Vocal Academy, Mireille, Mireille; Opera Tampa: The Witching Hour and A December to Remember
	CHRISTINA FRANCO (Pamina Cover; 1st Lady Cover) Hometown: Rockville Centre, NY, now in St. Petersburg Education: Hofstra University, studied with Avalee Backmann, currently a student of Stella Zambalis Previous SPO roles: Giulietta Cover, Tales of Hoffmann; Ines Cover, Il Trovatore; Sharon Graham, Master Class (Terrence McNally); Stepsister Lucinda, Into the Woods; active chorister with SPO including Elixir of Love, La Bohème, Abduction from the Seraglio, Carmen, and Turandot. SPO Opera Idol Past engagements: St. Agnes Cathedral (NY), Brahms German Requiem, soprano soloist; NY Studio, The Magic Flute; 2nd Lady; Long Island Conservatory, L’elisir d’amore, Gianetta
	COURTNEY ELVIRA (Third Spirit; Third Lady Cover) Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL, and she’s glad to be back! Education: Currently studying with Stella Zambalis; BM from USF (studied with Dr. Warren Jaworski); MM Carnegie Mellon University (studied with Maria Spacagna) Previous SPO: SPO chorus member throughout undergraduate studies, including: Sweeney Todd, Tosca, Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Samson et Dalilah, Madama Butterfly Past Engagements: Opera Saratoga, Zémire at Azor, Lisbé Cover; Des Moines Metro Opera, La Cenerentola, Angelina; Kentucky Opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, Cherubino Upcoming Engagements: Opera Ithaca, La Liberazione di Ruggiero
	Robert Amer (Speaker Cover & First Slave) Hometown: Pembroke Pines; now in Zephyrhills Education: BA Music Studies at USF; currently  studying with Dr. Robyn Rocklein Previous SPO: South Pacific: Lt Buzz Adams, ensemble; Carmen: Dancairo Cover; Barbiere: Fiorello Cover; Romeo & Juliette: Paris Cover; Ariadne auf Naxos: Wigmaker & Lackey Cover; Tosca: Sacristan Cover & Sciarrone Cover; Tales of Hoffmann: Hermann / Schémil Cover; Faust: Wagner Cover Past Engagements: Opera Tampa, Cenerentola, Chorus; Milnes VOICE Studio, Magic Flute, Second Priest/Armored Man; Miami Music Festival, Don Giovanni, Masetto Cover Upcoming Engagements: Opera Tampa, Macbeth Chorus; St. Petersburg Opera, La Traviata, Barone Douphol Cover & Chorus