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Four operas for children to be featured at BYU Feb. 17-20

Vocal students from Brigham Young University's School of Music will present four one-act opera scenes written for children Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 17-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center.

Tickets are $6 and can be purchased online at byuarts.com, by phone at (801) 422-4322 or in person at the Harris Fine Arts Center Ticket Office. This event was originally called "Opera Scenes" in previous publicity.

Operas featured in the program include “Chicken Little,” “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Red Hen” by Thomas Benjamin and “The Wolf and the Lamb” by David E. Chávez. All four operas will be performed each night.

Director for the event is Lawrence Vincent, accompanied by Christopher Koelzer, with Barbara Allen as vocal coach.

For more information, contact Lawrence Vincent at (801) 422-3165.

Writer: Ricardo Castro

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