Erin Windle as: Queen of the Night

Erin Windle has captivated audiences with her feisty personality and dazzling coloratura voice in roles such as Norina in Don Pasquale (Virginia Opera, Cincinnati Opera), Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (Opera Memphis, Orlando Opera, Lincoln Center’s Mozart Bicentennial), Adele in Die Fledermaus (Cincinnati Opera, Opera Memphis, National Grand Opera), Blonde in The Abduction from the Seraglio (Syracuse Opera), Musetta in La Boheme (Opera Delaware, Harrisburg Symphony), Gretel in Hansel and Gretel (Dayton Opera, Madison Symphony), Emily in Help, Help The Globolinks! (Opera Delaware, Madison Opera), Marie in The Daughter of the Regiment (Orlando Opera), Glauce in Medea (Boston Symphony Hall), Zemire in Gretry’s Zemire et Azor (Opera Memphis), Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Opera Festival of NJ), and her signature role of Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann which she has performed to critical and popular acclaim -- heralded by Opera News as having a “fine soprano,” with “superb intonation, remarkable coloratura,” “Erin Windle's Olympia offered the evening's most outrageous performance.”

Ms. Windle recently made a notable debut with Toronto’s Opera Atelier as Queen of the Night in their production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. She also sang Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann (Opera Memphis), and was guest soloist in Mahler’s 4th Symphony (Texas Symphony and Abilene Philharmonic), a Three Sopranos concert (Northern Kentucky Symphony), and Handel’s Messiah (El Paso Symphony). Her recent appearances include the New Year’s Eve concert with Pensacola Symphony and a recital in the Artist Series of Sarasota (FL).

Olivier Laquerre as: Papageno

The young bass-baritone Olivier Laquerre won prizes at the Paris and Verviers international voice competitions and has been in great demand as a soloist since winning the prestigious Joseph-Rouleau Prize (1st Prize) at the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Voice Competition in 1999. He is studying with the well-known teachers Jan Simons in Montreal, as well as Patricia Kerne and Marlena Malas in Toronto.

On stage, Mr. Laquerre performed among many roles the ones of Achilla, in Haendel’s Giulio Cesare, Don Alvaro in Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims, Andrei Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov, Angelotti in Tosca, Oronte in Médée by Charpentier, Ottone in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Thoas in Iphigénie en Tauride by Gluck, the Messenger in Stravinsky's Œdipus Rex at the Edinburgh International Festival and in Toronto. Olivier Laquerre was warmly hailed as Medusa and Céphée in Persée and Leperello in Mozart's Don Giovanni with Opera Atelier.

He participated in the 2001 Boston Early Music Festival, in the role of ARCAS in Thesée by Jean-Baptiste Lully and in the world premiere of Johann Mattheson’s Boris Goudenow in June 2005 also in Boston, where he sang the role of Theodorus Ivanowitz.

Mr. Laquerre is a regular guest soloist with many Canadian orchestras, among them the Montreal and the Quebec Symphony orchestras.

Mireille Asselin as: Masha

Mireille, received her Bachelor of Music from The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, where the accomplished opera singer studied with Donna Sherman and Peter Tiefenbach. In the summer of 2005, she participated in the Centro Studi Lirica program in Italy, which presented an opera concert tour in the region of Le Marche. Her operatic credits include the role of Cobweb in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, L’Enfant and Tasse Chinoise in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges and Juliette in Roméo et Juliette by Gounod, to name just a few. She has performed some of Mozart’s most classic pieces including The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, earning her rave reviews.

Mireille also appeared in a Mozart concert at Stratford Summer Music in August 2006. She is currently a Master of Music candidate at Yale University and will soon be featured there in the title role of Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol and as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. Sullivan Entertainment’s Magic Flute Diaries is her first film role.

Warren Christie as: Tom

Warren Christie's acting career got of to a late start, but he has done more than "catch up" ever since. In 2005, Warren found himself in the ABC/Touchstone pilot Introducing Lennie Rose created by Krista Vernhoff and directed by Ken Olin. He followed that up with the soon to be released romantic comedy Gray Matters working opposite Heather Graham. Switching gears, his next project was the psychological thriller Beneath produced by the group responsible for Napolean Dynamite in conjuction with MTV Films/Paramount Classics.

Warren has also been very active in television. These credits include recurring and guest star roles on Supernatural, The L Word, Battlestar Galactica, and the ABC series The Days. Warren's most recent work was on October Road (ABC/Touchstone pilot) in March 2006.

Kevin Sullivan: Executive Producer, Writer, Director

Kevin Sullivan is the President of Sullivan Entertainment Inc. which he and his partner, Trudy Grant, founded in 1979. Internationally recognized as one of the leading producers of high quality entertainment and renowned for his directorial ease with children and top performers, Mr. Sullivan has achieved myriad accolades and awards over the past two decades. His ability to consistently produce top-notch entertainment as well as to attract big name stars has enhanced the image of Sullivan Entertainment throughout the world.

Under Mr. Sullivan’s guidance Sullivan Entertainment has developed a distinctive brand of story-telling. Lavish productions that are emotionally compelling and entertaining have become the hallmark of the company Mr. Sullivan founded more than 20 years ago.

Mr. Sullivan recently produced the TV-movie “Sleeping Dogs Lie”, starring Joel Keller and Wendy Crewson. He is also in production on the fifth season of his critically-acclaimed television series, “Wind At My Back”.

Sullivan Entertainment is currently in pre-production on a new feature film based on Timothy Findlay’s “The Piano Man’s Daughter”, which Mr. Sullivan adapted and will direct. He is also the Executive Producer of “P.R.”, a new half hour series, starring comedienne Diane Flacks. Other projects in the works include two new children’s series: “Space Trap” and “Super Hero”. Mr. Sullivan has also written an adaptation of another Timothy Findlay novel, “Famous Last Words”, set for production in 2000.

Trudy Grant: Co-Executive Producer

Trudy Grant is the President of Sullivan Entertainment International, which she founded in 1981. Through her leadership, the company has emerged as a major player in the world marketplace and particularly in the television arena.

Her involvement in distribution prompted her to form Sullivan Entertainment International to better administer the Sullivan product. The company’s penetration into many of the world’s less accessible markets makes it one of the few companies that can truly be considered international, having developed key relationships with buyers and financiers for various co-productions. One of Ms. Grant’s main achievements is the sale of the mini-series “Anne of Green Gables” to more than 120 countries around the globe.

Ms. Grant has evolved into the guiding light behind the company’s financial success. By strategically maximizing financial opportunities, Ms. Grant has built a very successful international business around the Sullivan brand.

Thom Best: Director of Photography

A veteran of the film and television industry, Thom Best has been a fixture behind the scenes of some of today’s TV and movie favourites for many years. Nominated for a prestigious Genie Award in 2002 for Best Achievement in Cinematography for the film Ginger Snaps, he brings his keen eye and attention to detail to Mozart’s Magic Flute Diaries.

In addition to being an accomplished cinematographer, he has also worked as a director on several episodes of the popular Showcase drama Queer as Folk. Some of his other credits include the film Men with Brooms, starring Paul Gross, and the television series Instant Star, Billable Hours and Being Erica.

Benno Tutter: Production Designer

The task of recreating 18th century Salzburg and bringing to life its complex vision was no easy assignment. However, production designer Benno Tutter was able to create a vision that was true to the character of the era, by using his years of experience in the industry.

Some of his previous projects include working on The Border, F/X2 and The Wishing Tree. Tutter was also part of the Gemini Award-winning team for the film Away from Her, which was directed by Sarah Polley.

Joyce Schure: Costume Designer

Joyce Schure has received two Gemini Award nominations in recognition of her great talent for costume design. Her first nomination came in 1992 for Battle of the Bulge, which also won a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama that year. This was followed by a nomination in 2008 for her costume design in the critically acclaimed Shake Hands with the Devil – the film adaptation of General Romeo Dallaire’s autobiography.

Some of Joyce’s many other credits include Shania: A Life in Eight Albums, Billable Hours, M.V.P and most recently, The Good Times Are Killing Me.

Peter Breiner: Composer

Composer, conductor, pianist and arranger, Peter Breiner was born in the city of Humenné, in the former Czechoslovakia. He attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he studied composition and graduated with a Master’s Degree in 1982. His extensive work as a composer, conductor and performer have made him one of the world’s most recorded musicians and Czechoslovakia’s most famous composer/conductor. Breiner has collaborated with director Kevin Sullivan on several of his projects, including Love On The Land (1999), Anne Of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000), Wind At My Back (1997-2001), Anne: The Animated Series (2000), The Pianoman’s Daughter (2003) and The Magic Flute Diaries (2007). Peter Breiner’s music can also be heard in episodes of numerous popular television programs such as CSI, Bold and the Beautiful and 60 Minutes.