Q & A: Elizabeth Askren on Growing MaestraMagic! & Opera as a Comic Book

(Photo credit: J. Kraemer) Following the release of the Spanish edition of MaestraMagic!’s comic book, “La Flauta Mágica,” Dr. Elizabeth Askren sat down with OperaWire to discuss this creative journey. The project started as part of Askren’s mixed-media edutainment show that she created with her daughter Lily during the lockdown in 2020. The English version and first edition of the {…}

Elizabeth Askren Releases Spanish Edition of Comic Book ‘MaestraMagic!’s La Flauta Mágica’

Dr. Elizabeth Askren has expanded the first volume of her opera comic book series, “MaestraMagic!’s The Magic Flute,” with a new Spanish language edition, “La Flauta Mágica.” Written in collaboration with translators Alba Luna Feijóo and Lulu Alcocer Guzman, “La Flauta Mágica” brings Mozart’s beloved opera to Spanish-speaking audiences. Following the success of “MaestraMagic!’s The Magic Flute,” now available in {…}