If childhood is a time of simplicity, where life’s dilemmas fit into a mold of right and wrong, good and evil, and likes and dislikes, adulthood is a time of complexity, where one grows to accept that great love doesn’t come without great pain, where one knowingly does something wrong because they believe it to be for the right reasons, and where one gives in to hedonistic temptation in spite of their awareness of its destructive power. The journey from simplicity to complexity is exemplified by adolescence, a time in life when one finds oneself questioning the hypocrisies of the world they are trying to understand. These themes are at the heart of this production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and the deeper messages, as well as the immediacy and charm of this ingenious work, are heightened when told through adolescent eyes navigating the uncharted territory of a personal coming-of-age journey.
Sung in German with English and Spanish projected translations.