Magic Flute Diaries Magic Flute Diaries Magic Flute Diaries is a film inspired by Mozart's classic opera, "The Magic Flute". It does "not" use the plot of the opera. The film was released in 2008 by Sullivan Entertainment. "Magic Flute Diaries" won the award for Best Family Film in the 2008 Staten Island Film Festival. Tom (Warren Christie), a young classical singer, reluctantly accepts the lead role in a production of "The Magic Flute" during Mozart’s 250th birthday celebration in Salzburg at the urging of his girlfriend Sandy (Kelly Campbell). As rehearsals unfold, Tom is captivated by the magical power of Mozart’s final
Opera Omaha and a libretto by Elkhanah Pulitzer. Noted Japanese ceramic artist Jun Kaneko has collaborated with Opera Omaha on two productions, a 2006 production of Madama Butterfly and a 2013 co-production with the San Francisco Opera and the Washington National Opera of The Magic Flute. Kaneko, born in 1942 in Nagoya, Japan, came to the United States in 1963 and has lived in Omaha, Nebraska since 1990, where he established his studio. In 2008, Kaneko designed a production of Fidelio for the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Kaneko was a founder of Omaha's Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, a residency program that