Colin Ainsworth, Meghan Lindsay, Rainelle Krause to Headline Opera Atelier’s ‘The Magic Flute’
By David SalazarOpera Atelier will open its 40th anniversary with the revival of its production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre from Oct. 15–19, 2025.
The Mozart masterpiece will be sung in Andrew Porter’s English translation and is directed by Co-Artistic Director Marshall Pynkoski and choreographed by Co-Artistic Director Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg.
“’Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ is a glorious fairy tale originally created to entertain music and theatre lovers of 18th century Austria from every class of society,” said Opera Atelier Co-Artistic Director Pynkoski, per an official press release. “If we wish to realize the original intention of Mozart and the comic genius of his collaborator, Emanuel Schikaneder, accessibility to this delightful work is Opera Atelier’s most important goal – a goal we are immensely proud to have accomplished.”
“The Magic Flute” will star Colin Ainsworth as Tamino, Meghan Lindsay as Pamina, Douglas Williams as Papageno, and Blaise Rantoanina as Monastatos. They are joined by soprano Rainelle Krause, in her Opera Atelier debut, as the Queen of the Night, Stephen Hegedus as Sarastro, and Carla Huhtanen, Danielle MacMillan, and Laura Pudwell as the Three Ladies.
They are also joined by the Artists of the Atelier Ballet.
“Dancers are seldom included in modern productions of ‘The Magic Flute,” added Zingg. “But once again, we are taking our lead from Schickaneder’s own stage directions, which call for the second half of the opera to open with a ballet for the priests of Sarastro’s temple.”
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