This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.
The Opera Theatre of St. Louis invited local tweeters to see and live-tweet “The Magic Flute” on Thursday night. We scrolled through dozens of tweets and found 11 that piqued our interest. (Full discloser: I was one of those live-tweeters.)
Sparkly green spandex, monkey men, and dowop girls. And the overture isn't even over! Good start. #otslflute
— John O'Brien (@OBrien1345) May 29, 2014
When I bump into someone I usually assume it's "the devil come for me", too. #otslflute
— Aubrey Betz (@AubreyBates1) May 29, 2014
YOU GUYS THERE IS A SMURF IN THIS VERSION #otslflute
— Uncle Pilot (@UnclePilot) May 29, 2014
Be steadfast, patient, and silent… And wear a fez. #otslflute
— Eric Berger (@BrrGrr) May 29, 2014
PRO-TIP: Princess don't respond to threats of lions and imprisonment with kisses. #otslflute
— Uncle Pilot (@UnclePilot) May 29, 2014
Trouble with henchmen? Just grab a music box! #theMoreYouKnow #otslflute @OTSL
— Colin DeVaughan (@yrofcreation) May 29, 2014
.@OTSL @ericasmith It's Mozart meets the pink elephants dream sequence from Dumbo. I mean that in the best possible way.
— Lindsey Vehlewald (@LVehlewald) May 29, 2014
"Why won't you speak to me?" Charades saves relationships, Tamino. #otslflute
— John O'Brien (@OBrien1345) May 29, 2014
Someone get Pamina a Tinder account stat. One rejection and she turns suicidal #otslflute
— Susan (@subu307) May 29, 2014
Protects against both fire and flood damage. No need for home owners insurance if you have a magic flute. #otslflute
— Dawn Piehl (@dawnpiehl) May 29, 2014
"You only have one life, live it!" Mozart: original #YOLO master. #otslflute
— Lindsey Vehlewald (@LVehlewald) May 29, 2014
St. Louis area tweeters can also apply to live-tweet “The Elixir of Love” on June 4. You also can see “The Magic Flute” through June 28.
If you want to see @OTSL's Magic Flute for yourself (TRUST, you do), TWEETFLUTE for 15% off Tue-Fri shows. #otslflute http://t.co/0pJwTOSaBP
— Lindsey Vehlewald (@LVehlewald) May 29, 2014