When: Aug. 2-3, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 10, 2 p.m. 2019
Remember that episode of Gossip Girl where Eric told Rupert that this was the perfect beginner's opera, because The Magic Flute is usually for kids? Take that advice (without the slight derision it was served with) and get thee to this retelling of the 1791 fairy-tale-feeling show that's one of the most performed operas in the world—and get your overdue introduction to the art form.