Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Magic Flute

Featuring:

Chicago Symphony Chorus
James Conlon, Conductor
Michael Ehrman, Director
Michael York, Narrator
Ailyn Perez, Pamina
Charles Castronovo, Tamino
Nathan Gunn, Papageno
Erika Miklosa, Queen of the Night
Morris Robinson, Sarastro
Lauren McNeese, Second Lady
Alex Mansoori, Monostatos
Brian Mulligan, Speaker of the Temple/Second Priest/Second Armored Man
Lei Xu, Papagena
Janai Brugger, First Lady
Ronnita Miller, Third Lady

Was The Magic Flute merely a populist vaudeville or a mystical tract on Masonic symbolism? Perhaps this something-for-everyone masterpiece is both; certainly its music encompasses virtually all of the styles of Mozart’s time, from Papageno’s catchy show tunes to the Queen of the Night’s nearly impossibly demanding bravura arias; from Sarastro’s lofty epiphanies to the heart-melting lyricism of Tamino and Pamina’s love songs. The genius of Mozart ensures that the work succeeds on multiple levels, all the while glorying in some of the most beloved music ever created by Salzburg’s favorite son, and performed in the seductively intimate confines of the Martin Theatre.

Tickets: $80/Lawn $10

Park opens at 4 p.m.