"The LA Opera production is a lavish cartoon world…and the animals designer Gerald Scarfe creates are the most bewitching this side of Broadway's The Lion King."
-Los Angeles Times

LA Opera’s celebrated original production returns, this time under the direction of James Conlon. Legendary English visual artist, satirist, and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe designed the fantastic sets and eyecatching costumes for this Peter Hall production. The Magic Flute is both a fanciful fairy tale and an allegory hinting at deeper mysteries. This ever-popular work has enchanted young and old alike for over two centuries. The two casts feature many exciting debuts, including Marie Arnet, Erin Wall (Pamina), L’Ubica Vargicova, Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Matthew Polenzani, Joseph Kaiser (Tamino), Nathan Gunn, Markus Werba (Papageno), Günther Groissböck, Morris Robinson (Sarastro) and Matthias Goerne (The Speaker).

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TAMINO Matthew Polenzani* View Profile TAMINO (1/11, 1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Joseph Kaiser* View Profile PAMINA Marie Arnet* View Profile PAMINA (1/11, 1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Erin Wall* View Profile QUEEN OF THE NIGHT L’Ubica Vargicova* View Profile QUEEN OF THE NIGHT (1/11, 1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Albina Shagimuratova* View Profile SARASTRO Günther Groissböck* View Profile SARASTRO (1/11, 1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Morris Robinson* View Profile PAPAGENO Nathan Gunn* View Profile PAPAGENO (1/11, 1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Markus Werba* View Profile THE SPEAKER Matthias Goerne* View Profile MONOSTATOS Greg Fedderly View Profile PAPAGENA Amanda Squitieri View Profile PAPAGENA (1/17, 1/21, 1/24) Valerie Vinzant FIRST LADY Tamara Wilson* View Profile SECOND LADY Lauren McNeese View Profile THIRD LADY Beth Clayton View Profile GENII Ryan Schiller GENII Stephen Cruz GENII Caleb Glickman

CONDUCTOR James Conlon View Profile PRODUCTION Peter Hall View Profile DIRECTOR Stanley M. Garner View Profile DESIGNER Gerald Scarfe View Profile ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNER Richard Pilbrow View Profile LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Gottlieb View Profile ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER Grant Gershon View Profile