LA Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’

Erika Miklosa (Queen of the Night, top, spider costume).  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Lawrence Brownlee (Tamino)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Janai Brugger (Pamina, left) and Rodell Rosel (Monostatos)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno, left) and Rodell Rosel (Monostatos)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Lawrence Brownlee (Tamino)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno, left), Janai Brugger (Pamina) and Rodell Rosel (Monostatos)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodell Rosel (Monostatos).  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Evan Boyer (Sarastro, left) and Janai Brugger (Pamina)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Evan Boyer (Sarastro).  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Hae Ji Chang (First Lady, left), Cassandra Zoe Velasco (Second Lady) and Peabody Southwell (Third Lady).  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Lawrence Brownlee (Tamino)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Janai Brugger (Pamina, left) and Rodell Rosel (Monostatos)   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Janai Brugger (Pamina)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno)   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Janai Brugger (Pamina, left) and the Three Boys (from left), Drew Pickett, Jamal Jaffer and Charles Connon.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The Three Boys (from left), Drew Pickett, Jamal Jaffer and Charles Connon  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) and Amanda Woodbury (Papagena)   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Hae Ji Chang (First Lady, left), Cassandra Zoe Velasco (Second Lady) and Peabody Southwell (Third Lady)  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)