No blaring horns or annoying klaxons, thank you very much. Just a kazoo or two to, ahem, trumpet Seattle Opera's upcoming production of Mozart's Magic Flute.
The company will hold a musical open house at McCaw Hall on Saturday, May 7th, from 10 AM to 1 PM, featuring some of the most familiar music from the opera, including Papageno's endearing "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" and the Queen of the Night's coloratura tour-de-force, "Der Hölle Rache." (That's Emily Hindrichs in the photo.) If those two arias don't make an opera-lover out of you, you're stone-hearted, bone-headed, and tone-deaf. The University of Washington's flute choir will be on hand in addition to the opera singers. If all that singing and the kazoo orchestra aren't enough, there's also a treasure hunt and guided tours of McCaw (at 10 and noon).
The preview is free, but online registration is suggested for the tours, beginning Monday, May 2nd, at seattleopera.org/rsvptour. The opera itself opens Saturday, May 7th and runs for nine performances, through May 21st. Tickets ($25 to $128) online at www.seattleopera.org, or, by phone at 206-389-7676.
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