The Magic Flute, 1983

Title from inscription on back of image.

Typed on flyer attached to back of photographic print: ''Great Performances presents Dance in America, The Magic Flute, Featuring the New York City Ballet, Monday, April 25, 1983 at 9:00pm over PBS. the Magic Flute -- New York City Ballet star, Ib Andersen, dances the role of Luke in ''The Magic Flute,'' a re-working by newly named New York City ballet master-in-chief, Peter Martins, of a 19th century ballet. It airs Monday, April 25 at 9:00 p.m. (ET)* over PBS, as part of the Tenth Anniversary Season of Great Performances. the Dance in America presentation, unrelated to the Motzart opera of the same name, also features Heather Watts as Lise. It tells the story of the young couple's thwarted romance which resolves into a joyful finale thanks to the intervention of a rewarding god and a magic flute. Produced by Judy Kinberg and directed by Merrill Brockway, choreography is by Peter Martins. It is a production of WNET/THIRTEEN, New York, and is made possible by grants from EXXON, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations. It is presented by the Great Performances Alliance: WNET/THIRTEEN, New York; KERA, Dallas-Ft.Wort; KQED, San Francisco; SCETV, Columbia; and WTTW, Chicago. *(Please consult local PBS station for exact date and time.)'' Written on front of folder: ''New York City Ballet, Action from ''The Magic Flute'' (Peter Martins). Pub. shot for Dance in America (Great Performances). No credit. 1983.''