SIUE Department of Music Presents The Magic Flute
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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Music will present one of the most widely performed opera’s in the world, The Magic Flute, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 in the Dunham Hall Theater on campus.
The SIUE Opera Theatre is producing The Magic Flute directed by Marc Schapman, PhD, associate professor of voice in the Department of Music. The opera, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is performed in two acts to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.
“Attending the show will be a great opportunity to experience opera in a foreign language for the first time,” said Schapman. “The Magic Flute is very entertaining with plenty of moments of comedy. There will be supertitles also to help with the translation.”
The lead roles will be performed by Grace Fisher as Pamina, music teaching assistant; Tyler Ciesler as Tamino, and Tyler Green as Papageno, both seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences.
“I am so proud of our entire cast,” Schapman said. “There are no other regional universities tackling this type of repertoire in its entirety.
“Performing The Magic Flute with nearly a complete undergraduate cast in German is an amazing feat for these students,” he added. “SIUE can be extremely proud of these students and how strong its opera program has become.”
Ticket prices are general admission: $15, adults and $12, seniors. SIUE students with a valid ID can attend for free. To purchase tickets, call the SIUE Box Office at (618) 650-2774.
Dunham Hall is located between Parking Lots B and E. Please use Parking Lot B for Wednesday and Thursday night performances. For Friday through Sunday shows, use Lots B or E. For directions, please visit siue.edu/maps/.
Central to SIUE’s exceptional and comprehensive education, the College of Arts and Sciences has 19 departments and 85 areas of study. More than 300 full-time faculty/instructors deliver classes to more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty help students explore diverse ideas and experiences, while learning to think and live as fulfilled, productive members of the global community. Study abroad, service-learning, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities better prepare SIUE students not only to succeed in our region's workplaces, but also to become valuable leaders who make important contributions to our communities.
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Marc Schapman, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Music, directs students from left to right: Isabel daSilva, Zora Vredeveld, Chase Lovelace, Grace Fisher. Playing the piano is Jon Garrett, music teaching assistant.
