San Francisco Opera presents a one-hour family film version of San Francisco Opera’s production of W.A. Mozart’s classic “The Magic Flute.” For this abridged version of one of Mozart’s finest and most whimsical efforts, the bird-catcher Papageno (Daniel Belcher) narrates the plot between arias in a fun, family-friendly format. The mystical realms of the opera are re-envisioned by renowned cartoonist and designer Gerald Scarfe “best known in the U.S. for his work on Disney’s Hercules, and his cartoons in The New Yorker magazine” with make- believe animals like “crocoguins,” “tigoons” and “giraffestritches.” Papageno accompanies the prince Tamino (Chad Freeburg) on a journey through an enchanting world to free his beloved Pamina, sung by former San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Ji Young Yang.
There will be a live introduction by a SF Opera Teaching Artist!