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One of the year’s most memorable and entertaining musical events will be presented on Friday, September 23 in Hot Springs, Arkansas as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Magic Flute" is presented at The Muses Creative Artistry Project's fourth annual Opera Gala. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a wine reception at the new “3 Arts Café,” the downtown home of the Muses, in the lobby of the Hale Bathhouse on beautiful Bathhouse Row. Following the reception, guests will enjoy a lovely stroll through Arlington Lawn to the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa’s Crystal Ballroom for heavy hors d’oeuvres and the performance of “The Magic Flute."

The Muses’ presentation marks the 220th anniversary of the debut of “The Magic Flute,” Mozart’s enchanting last opera, which premiered in Vienna in September 1791. It is in the form of a “singspiel,” a popular form that includes sung and spoken dialogue. The opera will be sung in both German and English, with narration in English to complement the amazing variety of vocal selections. More than 20 singers, instrumentalists, actors, and dancers from across the country will tell Mozart’s tale of myth, magic, and music to deliver the life-affirming message: love conquers all.

The Muses Creativity Artistry Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving classical art and music through performance, education, wellness and music therapy. Classically-trained soprano Deleen Davidson, whose broad-based liberal arts education includes history, fine art, music and German, leads the project as president and principal artist. Based on nature’s four seasons, The Muses offers a regular series of concerts, art exhibits and creativity seminars designed to enhance the cultural life of the region and to grow the arts-based economy.

Gala tickets, $75 each or $750 for a table of ten, and can be purchased online at www.themusesproject.org or by contacting The Muses, 501.463.4514. Event sponsorships, which include a table for ten, an exclusive sponsor’s concert and recognition throughout the year, are also available, along with other patron levels. Concert proceeds fund The Muses' educational programming throughout the coming year. For more information, contact Davidson, 463-4514, deleen@themusesproject.org.