Maryland Opera: The Adventures of Papageno

In this children's version of Mozart's The Magic Flute, Papageno learns the importance of music and love to bring friends together and overcome challenges.  With large, storybook illustrations by MICA graduate Lingyan Gu, and libretto by Kimberly Christie, the characters act out the story as if they have come to life from the page.  The program features arias and duets from the full opera and encourages student participation as the opera chorus.  Students learn that an opera is a story that is told through music in a format that is already familiar.