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Madison’s Fresco Opera Presents World Premiere Of Prequel To Mozart’s Magic Flute

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Cast members Melanie Cain, Jonathan Ten Brink, and Caitlin Cisler sing arias and provide insights into this prequel to Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” which has its world premiere April 5 through 8 at the Madison Masonic Center Auditorium — just the right place for the prequel to an opera steeped in Masonic symbolism.

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