Come and experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's wonderfully whimsical fantasy opera. It's absolutely enchanting and sheer magic. Even if you are familiar with the opera, this lecture will give you a fresh and in-depth appreciation of this masterpiece.

The opera, Mozart’s last, premiered at the rustic Theater auf der Wieden near Vienna on September 30, 1791, not long before Mozart’s death.*

The Metropolitan Opera will transmit this opera in HD to select movie theaters on Saturday, June 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Speaker Erica Reitshamer is a lifelong student and lover of opera who thoroughly enjoys passing on her passion to others. She was active in the formation of Boston Lyric Opera Company more than 40 years ago, led opera tours to Europe and served as vice-president of the Boston Wagner Society for many years.

*Britannica Library Reference Center