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| Eugene Brancoveanu as Papageno and in The Machine |
Some of you may remember West Edge Opera as the Berkeley Opera. They rebranded, but continue to produce some of the most interesting productions in the opera-rich San Francisco Bay Area. They
re-imagine opera classics with the goal of appealing to regular opera goers, as well as newer, younger audiences.
Their latest productions is Mozart's The
Magic Flute by Mozart re-imagined as The Manga Flute. They commissioned David Scott Marley to create both a new
English translation and new story inspired by the Japanese manga films of Hayao Miazaki, the noted
creator of many popular films including Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving
Castle. They also commissioned artist Megan Willis to create new manga art to be projected as
scenery.
Barihunk Eugene Brancoveanu, who we recently featured on this site in Machine at Oakland's Crucible, will be singing Papageno. The former Merola Opera student and Adler Fellow always brings 100% to every performance, whether dressed as a bird catcher or undressed in Machine.
There are performances remaining on Friday, March 9 and Sunday, March 11. You can click HERE for tickets or click HERE to make a donation to support this exciting company.
CONTACT US AT Barihunks@gmail.com
I was at the performance yesterday and thought Brancoveanu was a wonderful singer and actor........and a HUNK! I may be a slut and a prostitute but I wouldn't kick him out of my bed! (But I'm way too old to need birth control and I'd probably have to pay HIM!
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