Photo Flash: First Look at Opera Atelier's THE MAGIC FLUTE

Opera Atelier's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute lands on The Elgin Theatre stage April thru 13. BroadwayWorld is thrilled to bring you photos of the upcoming work as well as a look back at the 2006 season production.

One of the most-performed operas worldwide, The Magic Flute is perhaps Mozart's greatest popular success. It tells the tale of a prince, Tamino, who is sent by The Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from her nemesis Sarastro. Accompanied by the endearingly incorrigible Papageno and with the aid of a magic flute, the besotted Tamino ventures into the temple and quickly finds that all is not as it seems.

The Magic Flute will reunite several of the cast members from Opera Atelier's 2006 production, including Colin Ainsworth as Tamino and Olivier LaQuerre as Papageno. They will be joined by Ambur Braid as The Queen of the Night, Carla Huhtanen as Papagena, Laura Albino as Pamina, and João Fernandes as Sarastro, as well as Aaron Ferguson, Eve McLeod, Cassandra Warner, Laura Pudwell and Curtis Sullivan with the full corps of the Artists of Atelier Ballet.

The creative team includes director Marshall Pynkoski, choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, set designer Gerard Gauci, and lighting designer Bonnie Beecher. Music Director David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.

The Magic Flute runs April 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13, 2013 and will be sung in English with English Surtitles.

For tickets or to learn more about Opera Atelier, visit http://www.operaatelier.com/

Photo Credit: Bruce Zinger