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Magic Flute's Magic Revealed

Video by Devin Hahn


::VIDEO:: Click above to watch short a video offering a behind-the-scenes look at the set design of The Magic Flute

Women's basketball tricaptain Cheri Raffo (SAR'08) taking the ball to the hoop against Brown. Raffo started every game of her first three seasons at BU. Photo by Rob Klein
 

Photo by Vernon Doucette

College of Fine Arts students performed Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Boston University Theatre in February in a production whose imagery was as enthralling as its music and story. Sets ranged from dark forests with looming, surrealistic trees to golden temples with arches and columns that pushed the literal boundaries of the stage. And the lighting enhanced the visual wonder, creating a dreamscape for Tamino and the Three Ladies, (from left) Aneta Augustyn (CFA'09), Kara Harris (CFA'09), Daniel Gerdes (CFA'08), and Cassandra Santiago (CFA'08).

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