From February 17-19, OCU Opera and Musical Theatre performed their first spring mainstage opera, “The Magic Flute” directed by Cynthia Stokes. The opera is by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from a libretto, a book of texts to be sung for a performance, by Emanuel Schikaneder. The show premiered on 30 September 1791, just two months before…
Music students prepare for the first opera of the season
The show is a comedic opera composed by Mozart and based on the play of the same name.
Music professor uses puppets to engage with students
Dr. David Easley, associate professor of music theory, uses “Verdi” and “Mozart” puppets to motivate his students and make his class more memorable.
Bilingual opera tells story of magical romance fairy tale
A beautiful princess is trapped by a powerful ruler, a brave prince along with his goofy sidekick take on a great journey and a wicked queen tries to lure the hero into evil in the Bass School of Music’s next opera, The Magic Flute.
