{"id":6583,"date":"2018-03-26T17:40:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T22:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2018-03-26T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T22:40:29","slug":"nicholls-students-to-perform-classical-music-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/26\/nicholls-students-to-perform-classical-music-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students to perform classical music, opera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ 2018 Opera Workshop will dare to be different. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students, alumni, K-12 students and community members will perform scenes from various operas as part of a performance that will touch on issues within the U.S. Productions include \u201cFreedom Ride,\u201d \u201cThe Marriage of Figaro,\u201d \u201cLittle Women,\u201d \u201cMadama Butterfly,\u201d \u201cTreemonisha\u201d and \u201cThe Consul.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is opera on the bayou,\u201d said Dr. Valerie Francis, Opera Workshop director and associate professor of music. \u201cWe want to show that our students can do more than just what the norm is. We want to show that our music department is preparing students for the classical world as well.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Opera Workshop Under Construction 2018: Scenes of Life form the Compers\u2019s HEART of View, in its fourth fully staged production, will also serve as a tribute to Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti, whose opera \u201cHelp, Help, the Globolinks!\u201d is celebrating its 50th year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The children involved are coming from school districts within Thibodaux, New Orleans, Reserve, St. James and Lafourche parishes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13, and at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, in the Mary and Al Danos Theater. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for seniors, students and children. Revenue will support future productions and other student activities at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is very important to support us as part of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ community and to support diversity and unique programs in the arts,\u201d Francis said. \u201cOur students are going to leave here and go to grad school, where they will be able to add operatic experience to their resume.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 26, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ 2018 Opera Workshop will dare to be different. 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