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The story is filled with humor and drama, good and evil that keeps the audience engaged as any good fairytale should. Tamino, Pamina, and Papageno each must face several trails to prove their worth in order to win what their hearts desires love, wisdom, and enlightenment.

In the mix, Tamino is joined by Papageno, a simpleton bird catcher, played by John Viscardi, whose only real desire is to catch a wife. It is the Queen of the Night, played by Jana McIntyre (and yes she can hit the high A 6 ) who enlists Tamino to liberate her daughter, Pamina, from Sarastro, the High Priest of Isis, played by Zaikuan Song. While young in her career, she is definitely one to watch. Together their vocals are a beautiful blend in their duets, and Coss’ vocals have found a new fan. Tamino is played by tenor Dennis Shuman and Pamina is played by soprano Cheyanne Coss.

If you’re not familiar with The Magic Flute, it’s a fairytale operetta of a handsome young prince, Tamino, who must rescue Pamina, the princess in distress. I’ve lived in the Grand Rapids area now for twenty-one years, and I’m still pleasantly surprised at what I find. From the principle and support singers to the entire ensemble, I was simply amazed that Grand Rapids could find and support the talented singers who marveled me with their performance. The combination of James Marvel, Director, and Maestro James Meena, Conductor, allowed for an artistic vision that brought out the best of each performer. Second, the cast was absolutely wonderful. And The Magic Flute is arguably one of the best entry level operas as it appeals to both children and adults.

Opera Grand Rapids did this with intention to make opera more accessible. And while Opera Grand Rapids still ran subtitles – if you have never attend the opera, there is a screen that runs English subtitles so you can follow along – it was nice not having to read in order to understand and follow the story. The translation used from German to English rendered extremely well. Yes, your life will go on, but it will be richer and fuller for the experience. Seriously, to miss this show would be tantamount to missing the stars at night, the majesty of the mountains, or the oceans crashing on the shore. Yet, despite my reservations, I eagerly anticipated my night at the opera.įirst of all, if you’re an opera fan or just opera curious, this production is a can’t miss. I dare you.), but still, Mozart tailored this to the vocal range of the original singer, Josepha Hofer, and it’s been a challenge to many singers since. I wasn’t expecting Diana Damrau (YouTube her. My other hesitation was if Opera Grand Rapids could find a coloratura soprano who could carry the high A 6 needed in both arias sung by the Queen of the Night. I wondered how well this opera would translate. My apprehension was caused knowing that Opera Grand Rapids was performing this final Mozart masterpiece in English rather than its original tongue of German. While The Magic Flute is not my favorite, it does rank within my top five. Not because it was an opera I love opera. I must admit, I was going in with a little trepidation. ​Last night I had the opportunity to attend the final dress of Opera Grand Rapids’ performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s, The Magic Flute with libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.