The Magic Flute (ballet) Theatres were titled in French, which was the official language of the Imperial Court as well as the language from which balletic terminology is derived. Ballet comique in one act The Magic Flute (ballet) La flûte magique (en. "The Magic Flute") (ru. «Волшебная флейта», "Volshebnaya Fleita") is a "ballet comique" in one act, originally choreographed by Lev Ivanov to the music of Riccardo Drigo. Although it has the same title as Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute", the two works have no other connection. First presented by students of the Imperial Ballet School at the school's theatre on . The principal
Opera Siam Opera Siam Opera Siam, formerly Bangkok Opera, is an opera company in Bangkok, Thailand. It presents an international opera repertoire, together with home-grown favorites. This opera company was founded in 2001, as a production company to mount "Madana", the first full-length grand opera by Thai composer S. P. Somtow. This production featured in the title role the American soprano Stacey Tappan. In 2002, with Somtow as artistic director, the Bangkok Opera began a series of productions, the first being Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. The series then moved onto larger-scale works such as Mae Naak, The Magic Flute, and Turandot. At