"Dance with the devil and you'll get more than your toes stepped on."

When Faust strikes his infamous deal with the devil-his soul in return for youth and the beautiful Marguerite-she doesn't stand a chance. Who could blame her for succumbing to Faust's overtures when the Devil's orchestrating the entire affair? And whose heart wouldn't go out to her when-deserted, destroyed, and damned to hell-she drops to the ground?

But in that one, final, exhilarating moment Marguerite is snatched from the jaws of hell and led gloriously into heaven's light.

As lyric, as powerful, and as beguiling as the devil himself, this is music that will make your spirit soar!

Sung in French with projected English translations

"Triumph of Truth."

The Druid High Priestess Norma must decide when to rise up in battle against the invading Romans. But is the decision to wait based on her concern for her people? Or her love for the Roman whose children she has secretly borne? No easy dilemma for the agonized and guilt-ridden woman, trusted by her people as their most revered vestal virgin.

And in an astonishing, climactic moment of truth, she makes her emotional confession and accepts its fiery consequences.

You'll be drawn quickly into this lyrical Bel Canto masterpiece and held spellbound by melodies long, graceful and alluring.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations.

"Mozart's Final Miracle."

It's the stuff of legend. Cursed to sail the seas forever unless he finds a woman who'll love him more than life itself, the Flying Dutchman meets the young Senta. Smitten already by the myth of the man, she falls headlong for the man himself. But when he suspects she's unfaithful and heads despairingly back to sea, she listens only to her heart and leaps into the arms of the sea... and the man.

And in that extraordinary moment of salvation, the two are swept up from the watery depths into the heavenly sky.

You'll be swept away too by music as wild and as powerful as the sea itself.

Sung in German with projected English translations.

The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May 12, 15, 17, 19, 2007

Mozart's Final Miracle.

Renowned illustrator Maurice Sendak's sets are a wondrous medley of the serious and the childlike-the picture-perfect setting for Mozart's finest work. Part farce, part allegory, part cosmic exploration, it shimmers with possibilities, as Tamino and Papageno discover not only the meaning of life but true companions for the rest of their lives as well.

In an unbelievably cathartic moment, the young lovers emerge from their trials ablaze with truth and wisdom

Mozart's most exquisite music sets the Queen of the Night on a musical tightrope.

Sung in German with projected English translations