New York City Opera is set to present a family-friendly version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at schools in Great Neck and New York, NY.

Performances will be held from May 3-5, 2022 and will feature a whimsical puppet production starring singers from University of California, Santa Barbara’s Opera Theatre Program, dancers and actors from the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance, and puppets of all shapes and sizes.

This new abridged version of “The Magic Flute” is arranged by Peter Tiefenbach for piano and seven singers, all of whom are double cast. The English-language translation of this opera is by Brent Krysa.

Stage and Music Director will be by Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian who noted, “All the singers, chamber players, dancers, and puppeteers will perform from the stage, and each will tell the story using their own medium–their instruments, their voices, their bodies.”

The cast will include April Amante, Olivia Barker, Ariana Horner, Marta Hovhannisyan, Valdis Jansons, Alvise Pascucci, and Soohyun Ryu.

“The Magic Flute” be presented in a 75-minute version and will be held at Saddle Rock School, John F. Kennedy School, and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.