Mhlekazi “Wha Wha” Mosiea as Tamino, right, and Zolina Ngejane as Pamina with the cast in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on Oct. 08, 2014. Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” by the Isango Ensemble from Cape Town, South Africa, is now touring the U.S. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The chorus in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute” from Cape Town. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Siyasanga Mbuyazwe, left, and Zamile Gantana in “The Magic Flute,” a rendition of the Mozart opera from South Africa. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Mhlekazi “Wha Wha” Mosiea as Tamino, right, and Zolina Ngejane as Pamina are recognizable as Mozart’s likable lovers in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Musical director Mandisi Dyantyis leads musicians on both sides of the stage in the overture to the opera in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Pauline Malefane as Queen of the Night in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute.” She appears most at home with operatic technique amid shining individual styles on stage. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Zolina Ngejane as Pamina, front, chased by cast members of the Isango Ensemble from Cape Town, South Africa. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Mhlekazi “Wha Wha” Mosiea grabs Zamile Gantana in “The Magic Flute” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The Mozart opera touring the U.S. is performed in English and African languages, including Tswana and Zulu. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Mhlekazi “Wha Wha” Mosiea appears as Tamino in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A scene in Isango Ensemble’s “The Magic Flute” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
