The Broadway production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is predicted to be the star attraction in Opera Australia’s summer season in January.  It was recently announced that the OA’s program for 2012 includes the famous opera, created by Julie Taymor – the director of Broadway’s extremely successful production of The Lion King.

We’re often asked for information on the many tourist destinations that Prince Edward Island, the land of Road to Avonlea, has to offer.  Since the possibilities are almost endless, we’ve decided to focus today on the reasons why PEI’s golf courses are considered some of the best in Canada.

A trip to Anne’s home, Prince Edward Island, is on the wish list of many Anne fans worldwide.  And now, the province of PEI is making that wish a little more attainable for people living in New York.  The island is offering a $500 airfare credit to tourists coming from the Big Apple this summer!

A recent posting in the UK’s Telegraph states that Prince Edward Island is the best place to visit in Canada.  When a reader wrote in wondering if the Canadian Rockies was too touristy and asked what an equally worthy alternative was, here is what the Telegraph had to say:

The characters in film and the extent of their impact on real life should never be underestimated.  The O’Brien Family of Rochester, New York illustrates this happy reality.

For the first time in history, Mozart’s famous opera, The Magic Flute, will be performed in modern Egyptian dialect.

It is accepted that the details of an author’s life will sometimes affect their work, whether they realize it or not.  Often, authors will insert the smallest personal details into their text and it is only through their journals or letters that we can discover the reasons why.

It is a well known fact that Anne of Green Gables plays a tremendous role in Japanese culture.  Thousands of Japanese visitors come to see the actual farmhouse in Cavendish, P.E.I every year, while countless couples request to be married in this true “Anne” atmosphere.  It should therefore come as no surprise that they have replicated the famous house in their own home country.  But there’s not just one Green Gables in Japan – there are several.

As one of the most recognizable landmarks in all of Canada, Green Gables in Prince Edward Island holds an emotionally-charged appeal for all Anne lovers.  Exactly what it is about the farmhouse that people feel connected to is probably a private experience for everyone.  But here is some information that all admirers of the book will appreciate: the history of the real Green Gables.

"The salt sea air and the flickering home lights, the sunset kindling the fires in the valley. I love this place." Sara Stanley

The impact that a childhood home can have on a person’s life is everlasting.  Its own peculiar comforts and beauty, found even in the most ordinary of places, is a constant source of inspiration for the series Road to Avonlea.