
The singers perform in front of a huge screen, interacting in real time with animations projected all around them, creating the impression that gigantic comic strip collages are coming to life before your eyes.įirst unveiled at the Komische Oper Berlin in 2012, this reimagining of Mozart's masterpiece has taken the world by storm, seen by more than 350,000 in more than two dozen cities on four continents. There will be six performances from November 16 through December 15 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012).ĭreamed up by groundbreaking stage director Barrie Kosky (whose La Bohème opened LAO's season) and the masterminds behind the British theater company known as 1927, the revolutionary staging is unlike anything encountered before on the operatic stage.


With seamless interaction between onstage performers and projected hand-drawn animation, this inventive and charming interpretation brilliantly captures Mozart's dazzling celebration of true love conquering all. (Los Angeles) OctoThe Magic Flute, one of LA Opera's most sensational productions, returns this season to transport audiences into an enchanted fantasy world.
