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<b>Schenectady Civic Players<br>12 South Church Street, Schenectady,
NY 12305<br><br><font size="5" color="#ff3333">THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF ….<br>An
Opera for Children<br>Saturday, March 8 at 2:30 pm<br>at Schenectady
Civic Playhouse</font><font size="5"><br></font><br><br><font color="#6666ff">SCHENECTADY
– Children and families of all ages are invited to Opera Saratoga’s
Opera to Go production of The Billy Goats Gruff at the Schenectady
Civic Playhouse, 12 So. Church Street, Schenectady, on Saturday, March
8, at 2:30 p.m.</font><br><br>The Billy Goats Gruff, a short, one-act
opera for children of all ages, is free of charge and open to the
public. This performance is underwritten by Schenectady Civic Players’
Gwen E. Fraser Memorial Fund to give back to the community and to
excite young people on the magic of the arts.<br><br>Based on the
familiar classic fairy tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Opera
Saratoga’s Opera to Go production presents a charming and humorous
anti-bullying story told in operatic style. Featured are arias, duets,
ensembles and choruses from operas by Mozart, Donizetti, and Rossini.
Arrangement is by John Davies who also did the same for last year’s
full-house, heart-warming production of Pinocchio at the Schenectady
Civic Playhouse.<br><br>The Billy Goats Gruff features a talented cast
of young professionals chosen from hundreds of singers across the
country who audition for Opera Saratoga’s Young Artist Program. They
are: soprano Chelsea Friedlander, baritone Nicholas Wiggins(*),
baritone Christopher Brandon Morales, and tenor Christopher Hodson,
accompanied on the piano by 2014 Opera to Go musical director Valarie
Pool.<br><br><font color="#6666ff">FREE ADMISSION:</font> <font color="#6666ff">A
cookies and punch reception follows. Open seating. No advance
reservations. Just walk in. 382-2081. </font></b>
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# # # # # # # # # # # # #<br><br>(*) NOTE: <i>Nicholas Wiggins,
performing in this production at the Schenectady Civic Playhouse, is a
professional opera singer who hails from Clifton Park, NY. He performs
for opera companies throughout the country, but is known locally for
having made it as a finalist on the popular TV show "The Sing Off"
with the group The Yellow Jackets.</i><br></b><br>
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