Little LOON 2027: The Magic Flute

Opera for the Young’s Adaptation of The Magic Flute
Source music from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
German libretto to Die Zauberflöte by Emanuel Schikaneder
Score adapted and arranged by Jeffrey Sykes
Original libretto by Diane Garton Edie
Stage direction by Calland Metts

Tour Dates & Scheduling

Little LOON will be touring in the Winter of 2027. We do our best to accommodate school requests for specific dates and/or days of the week as it geographically possible.

February 8-12
February 15-19
February 22-27
March 1-5
(March 8-12 on hold for snow-day makeups)

Contact us for more information about bringing Little LOON programming to your school!
Call 218-464-0922 or write info@loonopera.org

How does Little LOON work?

Find the answers to your questions about Little LOON in this FAQ document.

About The Magic Flute

Once upon a time, a huge planet broke into two smaller planets. The bright Sun Planet was ruled by the good King Sarastro and the dark Moon Planet was ruled by the evil Queen of the Night.

ACT 1

The opera begins on the Moon Planet. The Queen of the Night commands her soldier, Pamina, to fly off to the Sun Planet and steal the Sun Crest. Pamina is sad because she thinks the Queen’s orders are wrong. She hears voices from the other planet telling her not to worry and to fly over to join them as a friend, instead. The Queen overhears this and she releases her Dragon to go after Pamina. Just then, Tamino lands on the Moon Planet and the Dragon chases him! The Queen’s Ladies send the Dragon back to it’s cave and decide- now that Pamina is gone – to use Tamino to do what the Queen wants. Papageno, the Queen’s Bird Catcher, meets up with Tamino and the two men are sent over to the Sun Planet to bring Pamina back. The Ladies give them Silver Bells and a Magic Flute to protect them.

ACT 2

On the Sun Planet, the Council of Wisdom tells Tamino and Papageno that it is the Queen who is bad, not Sarastro! The men split up to find Pamina, and Papageno finds her first. The Queen arrives and tells Papageno and Pamina that they cannot escape her – she plans to conquer the Sun Planet! Tamino enters and tells Papageno to play his Silver Bells. The music makes the Queen dance. Papageno, Tamino, and Pamina believe they are safe, but the Queen grows angry again. Her Ladies join her and they all capture Sarastro. Tamino plays his Magic Flute and the Queen finally gives in and joins the others as they sing of peace and love.

Teaching Materials

TEACHING GUIDE (click to view and download)

Please find the required STUDENT PREPARATION CHECKLIST in the teacher guide linked above. The teacher guide also has sheet music, gym setup guidelines, suggested activities, and more.