Opera
The Shoestring Magic Flute
SHOWCASING AT CONTACT EAST 2009
Based on Mozart’s famous opera, The Shoestring Magic Flute tells the story of Allegra, who is lost in a dark forest on her way home from school. Enter Papageno, a feathered birdcatcher pursued by a Dragon – and the fun, adventure and glorious singing begins! Together they discover why Papageno has a padlock on his mouth and what they have to learn before they can find their way out of the forest.
Bozo’s Fortune
NEW SHOW!
Bozo’s Fortune, based on Puccini’s short comic opera Gianni Schicchi, is a wickedly funny fable about greedy relatives trying to overturn a will and the trickster who outwits them all. Rich old Uncle Bozo has died and left his fortune to….a cat shelter! The relatives are outraged. Much against their will, they ask Johnny Schicchi, an immigrant and an outsider, to find a way to return Bozo’s fortune to his family. But Johnny is too smart for them. In an action-packed farce that features clowning, puppetry and lush music, prejudice is exposed, avarice is punished and love is triumphant!

