LA Opera to Present ‘The Magic Flute’ with Sydney Mancasola & Miles Mykkanen
By Francisco Salazar(Credit: Cory Weaver)
LA Opera’s 40th Anniversary Season concludes with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
The company will revive Barrie Kosky’s production with James Conlon conducting, in his 20th and final season as the company’s Music Director.
In a statement, Christopher Koelsch, LA Opera’s President and CEO said, “For two decades, James has been the artistic heart of LA Opera. While this moment carries a sense of farewell, it is happily not an ending. It is especially fitting that his last two productions as Music Director are Verdi’s Falstaff, which is now on our stage, and Mozart’s The Magic Flute. These masterpieces, each the crowning comic achievement of its composer, reflect the wit, humanity, and love that have defined James’s extraordinary tenure here. Our audiences have truly adored him, and we all look ahead with deep gratitude—and great joy—to the many times we will welcome him back to our stage in the seasons to come.”
The cast will include Sydney Mancasola, Miles Mykkanen, Kyle Miller, Aigul Khismatullina, and Kwangchul Youn.
“Magic Flute” will open on May 30 and will run through June 21, with the June 17 performance celebrating LA Opera’s annual Pride Night in partnership with the Opera League of Los Angeles.
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