Friday May 14, 2027
7:30 PM Performance
Sunday May 16, 2027
2:30 PM Performance
Location
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center
Run time Duration: 3 hours (Including 20min intermission)
Sung in German with English Dialogue and English supertitles
Rated G (appropriate for children of all ages, but NOT a children’s opera)
Performance Events
Opening Night Dinner
May 14, 2027 at 5:30pm
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Pre-Opera Talk
May 14, 2027 at 6:30pm
May 16, 2027 at 2:30pm
Anello Atrium (MPAC)
Opening Night Post-Show Party
May 14, 2027 after the show
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Cash bar
Prince Tamino sets out to rescue Princess Pamina from the formidable Queen of the Night (yes, her mother), armed with a magical flute and an anxious companion, Papageno. What begins as a straightforward mission quickly opens into a world of rigid traditions, obscure rules, and trials that test far more than bravery.
This is not just Tamino’s journey. Pamina faces the same ordeals, makes the same choices, and proves herself every bit his equal. Inspired by classic epic fantasy in the spirit of The Wheel of Time, Mozart’s The Magic Flute is a fantastical and occasionally heart-stopping adventure, where the world is strange, the path is uncertain, and—against all odds—love still wins.
Artists & Cast
Performers
COMPOSED BY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
LIBRETTO BY Emanuel Schikaneder
CONDUCTED BY Francesco Milioto
STAGE DIRECTED BY Kyle Lang
WITH THE Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
FEATURING The Florentine Opera Chorus,
Dr. Benjamin Rivera, Chorus Master
Tamino (Kameron Lopreore*)
Pamina (Madison Leonard*)
Queen of the Night (Jeni Houser*)
Sarastro (William Guanbo Su*)
Papageno (Charles H.Eaton*)
First Lady (Emily Michiko Jensen^)
Second Lady (Lauryn Nelson^)
Third Lady (Alissa Anderson*)
Monostatos (Julius Ahn)
Papagena (Claire Griffin+)
The Speaker (Kyle Albertson*)
First Armored Man (Zachary Taylor+)
Second Armored Man (Michael Segura+)
*Indicates Florentine Opera Debut | + Baumgartner Studio Artist | ^ Baumgartner Studio Artist Alum
