El Paso, TX (February 25, 2009) – Stage Director and Emmy Award winner David Grabarkewitz arrived in El Paso Monday to direct El Paso Opera’s upcoming production of The Magic Flute on March 12 and 14. Mr. Grabarkewitz is the Director-in-residence at the New York City Opera and his staging of “Madama Butterfly” (Live from Lincoln Center) for PBS won the 2008 Emmy for the Special Class Category: Best Classical or Dance Television.
For El Paso Opera’s production of The Magic Flute, Mr. Grabarkewitz will be working closely with Production and Lighting Designer Barry Steele and Costume Designer Robin McGee to produce a truly magical experience. “The great thing about Flute is its need for fantastic “Magic”, said Mr. Grabarkewitz, “with Robin’s amazing costumes, and Barry’s unbelievable digital screen projections, we will create a fantasy world so vivid, it will be like watching a movie where the characters come to three dimensional life right before your eyes.”
Mr. Steele will create the world of fantasy with his innovative new light projection concept in which digital imagery will be projected onto transparent screens on stage. “Mr. Steele’s projections allow for a scene to change in an instant, which is vitally important in keeping the action on stage moving, especially in Act Two of Flute.”
This will be the second time that Grabarkewitz, Steele and McGee work together to produce this version of The Magic Flute. They premiered this particular production with the Cedar Rapids Opera and received rave reviews. “Truly, this is a production that deserves its title -‘Magic’.”
Tickets are on sale now and prices range from $15-$90, with discounts available to Students, Military, and Senior Citizens. To purchase tickets, call 915-581-5534 or go to www.epopera.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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