Cape Town Opera to Present New Adaptation of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
By Afton Markay(Photo credit: Mark Dobson)
Cape Town Opera will premiere a new production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone from Sept. 16 to 20.
Created especially for young audiences, this production features a playful blend of live performance and imaginative puppetry crafted by Frankie van Straten from recycled and found materials. “The Magic Flute” will be sung in German, with narrations in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa.
The cast features Alida Scheepers, Khayakazi Madlala, Mongezi Mosoaka, Sisikelelwe Mngenela, Riaan Hunter, Garth Delport, Pumza Mxinwa, Danielle Speckman, Nolubabalo Mdayi, Sasha Damons, Ernestine Nur Stuurman, and Ntombizodwa Nkosi. Nathan Lewis accompanies on the piano. Jan Hugo will direct the music ensemble. Elizma Badenhorst serves as stage director with lighting designs by Kieran McGregor.
“The Magic Flute” serves both as an exciting introduction to opera and a valuable educational resource, particularly for high school music students, as “The Magic Flute” is part of the national curriculum. It also underscores Cape Town Opera’s dedication to making opera inclusive, accessible and inspiring for the next generation.
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