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THE MAGIC FLUTE opera, to be performed Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, will feature Peter
Hauser, centre, and Morgan Pendleton, left, from the North Shore, and David Doubleday of Surrey. The
Vancouver Opera production is the first opera the boys have participated in.

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Two North Shore boys will be featured in the Vancouver
Opera Company’s production of Mozart’s Magic Flute.

For 12-year-old Peter Huuser of
West Vancouver and 12-year-old
Morgan Pendleton of North Van-
couver, being selected for principal
roles in the opera is an ‘exciting
opportunity.”’

Twelve-year-old David Double-
day from Surrey will also share the
stage with Hauser and Pendleton.

All three boys play spirits, who
guide other characters in the opera
through their quests for wisdom
and truth.

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SINGING ROLES
Joan Driedger, director of
public relations with the Van-
couver Opera, said the boys have
major singing roles in the opera,
which will be playing at the Queen
Elizabeth Theatre March 8, 11, 13
and 15.

“About
she said.

“ICs quite difficult to find boys
with goad, strong vaices, but these
three came out with a good
balance of voices.

“They're really professional,"
she said.

The boys, the only youngsters in
the opera, were selected in
December and. have been in
rehearsals since January.

There are 16 adults in principal
roles, a 30-member chorus and 65

60 kids auditioned,’

orchestra players.

Both Pendleton and Hauser are
members of Vancouver’s Bach
Children’s Chorus, which began in
September, 1984.

AUDITION PUSH

ft was the boys’ music instruc-
tor, Bruce Pullen, who suggested
they audition for the opera.

Singing opera was a first
bath boys.

“H takes a lot more patience,
but | like learning how it works.
[U's acting and singing combined,
and { have never done that be-
fore,"’ said Hauser.

Both North Shore
violin and attend French
sion Programs.

Hauser, a grade seven student
from Sentinel Secondary School,
has taken piano lessons, and
Pendleton plays trombone in the
Rose Rose Elementary School
band.

The Magic Flute is Vancouver
Opera’s third production this
season.

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boys study
Immer-

In May the company will pro-
duce Carmen as part of Expo '86
entertainment.

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