Mozart's final masterpiece for Solstice Arts Centre

Opera Theatre Company returns to Navan with its latest production 'The Magic Flute' staging at Solstice Arts Centre on Saturday 4th February. Opera Theatre Company never fails to deliver top quality opera at Solstice having presented several productions over the past number of years including 'The Barber of Seville', 'Alcina', 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'Pasqual'. Enchanting and evocative, Mozart's final masterpiece The Magic Flute, is a lyrical love story, set against an atmospheric backdrop of fantasy and mischief. This profound but light-hearted tale is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages combining moments of high comedy with intrigue, kidnap, and initiation rituals. Opera Theatre Company is celebrating 25 years of touring opera throughout Ireland with this magical and uplifting opera. The sublime score ripples with irresistible charm; from the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, to the glorious melodies of Papageno, both reflecting Mozart's dramatic genius and enthusiasm for life. Opera Theatre Company's chamber ensemble performs the captivating score with music direction by Brenda Hurley. Sung in English and directed by Annilese Miskimmon, design is by Nicky Shaw with lighting design by Sinead McKenna. The cast includes Allison Bell (Queen of the Night), Adrian Dwyer (Tamino), Owen Gilhooly (Papageno), Emma Morwood (Pamina), Matthew Trevino (Sarastro), Mary O'Sullivan (Papagena and First Lady), Laurence Thackeray (Monstatos), with Marcella Walsh (YAA), Eoin Hynes (YAA), Nathan Morrison (YAA), Mihaela Chirvase. Opera Theatre Company chairperson, well known soprano Virginia Kerr's wish is that "an evening at the opera take us out of ourselves and lift our spirits."