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Due to overwhelming demand, registration is full for both dates.

San Francisco Opera Education presents

MOZART’S MAGIC FLUTE FOR FAMILIES – THE MOVIE!
a FREE one-hour movie for children with live introduction

Friday, November 27th
and Sunday, November 29th
11:00 AM, 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM

Recommended for ages 4-12

Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister
Veterans Building
San Francisco


Excerpts from
Magic Flute for Families - the Movie!

Mozart's The Magic Flute is the charming story of Prince Tamino and bird catcher Papageno’s journey to rescue Pamina, a beautiful princess who has been kidnapped by the magician Sarastro. Along the way they find their true loves and discover the virtues of wisdom and forgiveness.

Created from San Francisco Opera's The Magic Flute for Families in 2007, this one hour movie is a perfect way for children to learn about the magic of opera. The Company's Education department produced the movie version for Bay Area school and community programs. The performance is in English, with English subtitles and is recommended for ages 4-12.

Video Interviews

Donald Runnicles on the History of The Magic Flute

Designer Gerald Scarfe on The Magic Flute
Three Spirits

ADVANCED REGISTRATION - Advanced registration is required for this free event. Please register by entering the information above. Then print out the confirmation page and bring it to the event. If more than 4 family members will attend, another registration by a different family member will need to be completed. Doors open 30 minutes before each show time. General admission seating.

ABOUT THE OPERA: THE MAGIC FLUTE - Family Resource Materials, including story synopsis, biographies, slideshows of design drawings and production photos, coloring book images and audio and video examples are located at sfopera.com/edmaterials.

CAST LIST
(in order of appearance):
Sarastro Jeremy Galyon
Tamino Chad Freeburg
Pamina Ji Young Yang
Monostatos Matthew O’Neill
Papageno Daniel Belcher
The Queen of the Night Svetlana Nikitenko
The Three Spirits Jack Lundquist, Henry Nelson, Peter Kenton
Papagena Rhoslyn Jones


RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE - The recommended audience is children ages 4-12 and their families. If your child is younger and already sits through hour-long movies, she/he will enjoy this opera. Any older child or adult who is young at heart will enjoy this movie!

SEATING - General Admission. Doors open 30 minutes before each show time. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

CONCESSIONS - Snacks will be available for purchase in the lobby of the Veterans Building prior to all show times and after the first two.

RESTRICTIONS - No food or drink, other than bottled water, are allowed in the Herbst Theatre.

DIRECTIONS - Go to: http://sfwmpac.org/herbst/ht_popups/directpark.html

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Go to: http://sfwmpac.org/herbst/ht_popups/directpark.html

PARKING - A parking map is included on the confirmation page after you register or go to: http://sfwmpac.org/herbst/ht_popups/directpark.html

ACCESSIBILITY - There is wheelchair accessible seating available. If you or one of your guests requires wheelchair accessible seating, please contact the Box Office at (415) 564-3330.

HOW LONG IS THE PRESENTATION? - 75 minutes including a fifteen minute live introduction and the one-hour movie.

CONTACT US - War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-4509

Box Office Phone: (415) 864-3330
Box Office Fax: (415) 626-1729

Box Office Hours:
Monday, 10am-5pm
Tuesday-Friday, 10am-6pm
During performance season also Saturday, 10am-6pm

ABOUT THE MOVIE - The Magic Flute movie is not available for use outside the San Francisco Bay Area and is not available for purchase. San Francisco Bay Area teachers interested in receiving the Magic Flute movie for use as opera education curricula in their classroom, should contact: SFOEducation@sfopera.com – include your name, school name and city, mailing address and grade/subject, and we will contact you.


Herbst screenings made possible by


and an Excellence Award from the Wallace Foundation.

The Magic Flute for Schools movie was made possible, in part, by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund. The Magic Flute for Schools DVD was made possible by                 
The Fall 2007 Production of The Magic Flute was made possible, in part, by the San Francisco Opera Guild; Corporate Support was provided by
Corporate support for the Fall 2007 The Magic Flute for Families was provided by

Company Sponsors
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn
Franklin and Catherine Johnson
Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield
Bernard and Barbra Osher
Privacy Directions Box Office: (415) 864-3330 Season Sponsor