With Christmas being a time for parades and live shows, fans of the latter will be eagerly awaiting the Hayward area’s latest performance of the opera ‘Hansel and Gretel’, aimed at families and children.
The production is an ambitious one, featuring more than 35 performers including members of the Contra Costa Children’s Chorus and the Next Step Dance Studio. The opera, written by Engelbert Humperdinck, follows the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale of two young children trapped in a gingerbread house by a witch. The run time of the show is expected to be two hours: one hour for Acts I and II and one for Act III. In between, there will be a long intermission with cookies.
The production is being mounted by the Scenes from Opera and Light Opera (SOLO) opera troupe. The group was founded in 2000 by Sylvia Amorina, a soprano and voice coach who is also directing this show, to help fill the deficit of chamber opera companies in the area. The show aims to offer a fun, lighthearted entry into the world of opera for the people in the community both young and old.
‘Hansel and Gretel’ will be showing at the Del Valle Theatre at 1963 Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek from December 18 to 20. Families are asked to bring a donation of a can of nonperishable food with them to the performance. Tickets range between $25 and $40. Anyone interested in more info should check the website.
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22523 2nd St
Hayward, CA 94541
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