Mozart’s magical “Magic Flute”
Where “dazzling” pretty much sums it up “The Magic Flute” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by Bondo Wyszpolski I’m a latecomer, but from today a convert, to the Suzanne Andrade, Paul Barritt, and Barrie Kosky-inspired production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” which has now circled back for the fourth or fifth time to LA Opera. Well, it’s easy to see why: It’s both a moneymaker and a crowdpleaser. With a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, this was Mozart’s penultimate opera. I don’t think it’s ever sat on the back shelf, and I imagine it’s been reconfigured for the stage in countless ways since its premiere in 1791. My own experiences with it were never inspiring, but this one is simply mesmerizing, and I’ll go so far as to say it’s a very good introduction to opera for someone who’s young or who has previously shied from the medium. Miles Mykkanen (bottom left) as Tamino, with Diana Newman, Katie Trigg and Meridian Prall as the Three Ladies in LA Opera’s 2026 presentation of The Magic Flute. (Photo: Cory Weaver)That’s because this production uses animated projections throughout, casting what is already something of a fairy tale into what seems like a 1920s silent movie by way of…
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