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| Die Zauberflote |
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| Conductor - Donald Runnicles / Donato Cabrera (10/31) |
| Replaces - Maurice Sendak* damaged from 2005 Florida Huricane? (Why did it take 2 years for Florida to discover the damage?) This from a past blog before the problem was uncovered: "Don't know how original this (new to San Francisco) Maurice Sendak production will be, but at least it will be something different to look at. I would have been happy even with the Gerald Scarfe production from the LA Opera."/ Blog |
| Lighting Designer - Michael Gottlieb/ orig. - Richard Pilbrow |
| Director - Stan M. Garner* |
| Stage Manager - Rachel Henneberry |
| Assistant to Maestro |
| Musical Preparation-Carol Isaac, Bryndon Hassman, Matthew Piatt, Ernest Knell, Charles Calhoun, Paul Harris |
| Costume supervisor - Kathleen Lussier-West |
| Assistant Stage Director - Yuval Sharon |
| Production Super Captain - Katie Heibein |
| Chorus Director - Ian Robertson |
| Houston Grand Opera |
| Designer - Gerald Scarfe - Interview |
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| By far, the most interest in this Zauberflote came at the hand and inspiration of designer Gerald Scarfe. A political satirist cartoonist and former Disney creator, Scarfe�s wonderfully whimsical design stole the show. |
| The imagination Scarfe brought to his amazing array of creatures and native inhabitants was awesome. From a giant snake-like-monster whose tail and body circulated through the stage�s rafters to Lion King-like lions to a cuddly giraffe and an alligator inspired creature with red tennis shoes, the visuals were magnificent. Then too there were such colorful characters as Monostatos who was outfitted as a giant green and very fat bug. Fortunately, he counterbalanced his silly appearance with fine singing. Also contributing to the visual pleasures of this �Flute� was a pyramid that opened and shut and moved about in pieces and parts./ Review |
| Visuals click/ Review |
| Descend on Auckland/ Review |
| Wig and Makeup Designe - Gerd Mairandres |
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| The Magic Flute. The performance Saturday night, both musically and dramatically, was splendid. The production, created by Gerald Scarfe for Los Angeles Opera in 1992, is indeed magical, featuring a pyramid that can morph into many structures/ SFCV |
| 2007-08 Opera Talks-Kip Cranna |