[Capdist-announce] BILLY GOATS GRUFF - FREE This Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

[jwmhickman at nycap.rr.com]

JUST A REMINDER -- FREE MATINEE THIS SATURDAY AT 2:30 .

THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF ….
An Opera for Children 
at Schenectady Civic Playhouse


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, this Saturday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m.

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.

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.

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.

A cookies and punch reception follows. Open seating. No advance reservations. Just walk in. Admission is free. 382-2081.
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