How many performaces did the Opera, that John Stoddart designed the set for "The Magic Flute", give in 2004?
John Stoddart (stage designer) John Stoddart is an Australian opera stage designer. Born in Sydney, he began as an architect. On his first British commission, he designed the stage for Anthony Besch's production of "Così fan tutte" in 1967 at the Scottish Opera, where he continued to work. In 2000 he collaborated with John Cox to stage "Capriccio" at the Sydney Opera House during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Aside from "Capriccio", with Opera Australia he has designed the sets for "The Magic Flute", "Ariadne auf Naxos", "Patience", "The Beggar’s Opera", "Die Fledermaus", "Les Huguenots", "Don Carlos", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Of Mice and Men", and "Die tote Stadt".
Squonk Opera Squonk Opera is a group of interdisciplinary performing artists from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Led by artistic directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera formed in 1992 and has created thirteen distinct shows and performed in over 250 venues in the United States. Squonk Opera has been touring internationally since 2003 - to Scotland, Belgium, Germany and twice to South Korea, where they opened both the Busan International Performing Arts Festival and the World Music Theater Festival. Over 200,000 people have seen Squonk around the world, and reviews include "insane majesty" from The Scotsman, and "...surreal and poetic" from USA Today.