Get your mind out of the gutter. This is about an actual Magic Flute.
We took Jamey and Arthur to see a performance of Selected Scenes from The Magic Flute by Mozart, courtesy of the Vancouver Children's Symphony last night. It was kind of dicey, I thought. Hard to decipher the story both because the words weren't clear during the singing and because it was 'selected scenes' which jolted me out of the suspension of disbelief so that I couldn't become engaged in the performance.
However, the entire production was greatly redeemed by the final song, a rapidfire duet between arguing lovers Papagano and Papagana. Jamey literally jumped out of his chair in excitement over it. And Arthur kept repeating papapapapapapapa....and then chuckled as we left the auditorium.
We also saw "The Wright Family Band" which is a bluegrass-playing family from Amboy that has some very talented musicians in it.
It was a long day for all and the kids were rummy as pirates by the end. Hopefully they will sleep WAY in today. They're still asleep now, and that's a good sign.
2 comments :
Was it in English? We slogged through part of it in German and then gave up and went home a few years ago. The story is strange enough to where you need to have a grip on the language for sure. Sounds fun though.
It was in English. The sound system was kinda crapola, which I think is mainly why I couldn't make out most of the lyrics.
On the whole it was fun. Just getting out for something a little out of the ordinary was very nice. And the kids were more beguiled with the whole enterprise than I was. Better that, than me having a great time and them miserable, since they are experts at spreading the misery. Whereas I bottle mine up and share it with you all. :D
Their reaction to the finale of Papagano and Papagana was worth the whole outing.
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