Organization

Conductor

José Aparicio

Stage director

John Wilkie

Singer

Tenor

Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono

Tamino

Soprano

Emma Pearson

Pamina

Baritone

Kieran Rayner

Papageno

Contralto

Kristin Darragh

Third Lady

Bass

Joel Amosa

Sarastro

Christina Ellison

Queen of the Night

Katherine Winitana

Papagena

Taylor Wallbank

Monostatos

Caitlin Roberts

First Lady

Mezzo-soprano

Larissa Kent

Second Lady

Festival Opera

Others

Festival Opera Junior Chorus

German

Die Zauberflöte zweiter Teil -  (The Magic Flute Part Two)

Napier City

New Zealand

Municipal Theatre

Die Zauberflöte zweiter Teil

Public

The Magic Flute Part Two

English

Approved

One year on from our original planned season, we can finally step into the fairy-tale world of Mozart’s triumphant last opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte). It’s crammed full of entertaining characters who are motivated by passion or by hate, but all in search of the ultimate truth.

Danger, magic, tests of integrity, and actions both honourable and foul sweep us up into an enchanting tale where nothing is quite as it seems. This celebrated opera is widely believed to be one of the most magically heart-stopping compositions ever written, featuring many recognisable melodies that have stood the test of time. In our 2023 season, the work is performed by Aotearoa’s finest operatic talent.

Principal Stage Director John Wilkie and Conductor José Aparicio will lead an outstanding cast headlined by Aotearoa’s most promising young tenor, NZ Aria Winner, Lexus Song Quest Finalist and Project Prima Volta graduate, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono, who takes the role of Tamino. He shares the stage with many other PPV graduates, and established professionals including Emma Pearson who debuts with Festival Opera performing the role of Pamina, Baritone Kieran Rayner who returns to Festival Opera to sing Papageno and Mezzo-Soprano Kirstin Darragh, also in her debut with Festival Opera, singing the role of Third Lady.

The fully staged opera will also feature the Festival Opera Junior Chorus and PPV Senior members.

Project Prima Volta’s participation in The Magic Flute is made possible through the generous support of the Dame Malvina Major Foundation.

Sung in German with English dialogues and accompanied by a live orchestra. Presented by Festival Opera - 14,16,18 and 20 February 2023 at the Napier Municipal Theatre.

The Magic Flute Part Two by Mozart, From (2023/2023), Directed by John Wilkie,, Conductor José Aparicio, Municipal Theatre, Napier City, New Zealand

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