April 12

Northwest Puppet Center's marionette opera extravaganza begins tonight

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Although adults are always welcome at Northwest Puppet Center, for the next two weekends they’ll likely make up a lot more of the audience during the annual marionette opera extravaganza, which this year is “Il Girello: The Wheel of Fortune.”


Photo of “Il Girello” courtesy Northwest Puppet Center.

The show’s official dates are from April 13-22, but tonight the theater at 9123 15th Ave. N.E. is offering a preview performance at 8 p.m. for just $10, with tickets available only at the box office.

More on the opera from the Puppet Center:

In 1682, this production debuted in Venice.  Now 330 years later, the oldest extant marionette opera is resurrected!  With help from a magical root, Girello the gardener becomes king for the day.  In guise of the King of Thebes, he locks up the corrupt ministers and frees the wrongly convicted lovers.  When the true king returns, there is much mayhem as two kings are giving contradictory orders.  Staged by Carter Family Marionettes with a beautifully hand-carved cast of characters and live musical ensemble!

Regular showtimes are at 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sunday from April 13-22. The Puppet Center notes that the performance is not intended for young children as it “includes some bawdy humor, innuendos and potential for a ‘wardrobe malfunction’ resulting in brief puppet nudity.”

Regular tickets cost $32 general admission; $28 for senior 65 and older; and $28 for children. Advance tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets or by calling 800-838-3006. While you’re at the Puppet Center, don’t forget to check out the new exhibit “Cheering up the Great Depression: Puppetry & the WPA.”

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  1. I went to see this performance last night and it is fantastic! The opera is artful and funny, with topical and bawdy humor, accompanied by live music. It is amazing to hear and see Baroque music played on Baroque instruments in such an intimate setting. Musicians and opera singers are top notch. Stephen, Chris and Dmitri Carter, as usual, do a masterful job with the puppets… you get so wrapped up in the story that the puppets become “real.”

    Northwest Puppet Center is one of Maple Leaf’s proudest treasures… Go to this show and take your friends, it is a bargain to get all this great entertainment, in one evening, for a single price!

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