{"id":9118,"date":"2023-04-12T17:29:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T22:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9118"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:25:26","slug":"nicholls-to-host-11th-annual-opera-production-of-hansel-and-gretel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/nicholls-to-host-11th-annual-opera-production-of-hansel-and-gretel\/","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ to Host 11th Annual Opera Production of Hansel and Gretel"},"content":{"rendered":"
THIBODAUX, La. \u2014 ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is set to host the eleventh annual opera production of Hansel and Gretel, themed \u201cthrough the eyes of pure imagination.\u201d Production times are Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. in the Mary and Al Danos Theater in Talbot Hall. Admission is $10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The opera participants will include current ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ music majors and minors, Bridge to Independence students, local high, middle and elementary school students from surrounding parishes, alumni, and international artist, Stacey Lee Chamblin, who will play the role of the mother. This will be an historic performance, enhanced to include a reduced orchestra comprised of members of our music faculty, alumni, current students, the Louisiana Philharmonic<\/a> and Baton Rouge Symphony<\/a> Orchestras.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI love the inclusiveness of the production with music department students, Bridge to Independence students and the school-aged children all working together. These types of opportunities really help to open the eyes of children and their parents to the programs that <\/span>ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ has to offer,\u201d said Bayou Community Academy\u2019s Tiffany Hue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Come with me, and you\u2019ll be in a world of pure imagination<\/em>. Take a look, and you\u2019ll see into your imagination,\u2019 is a quote from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Opera invites you to experience what happens when you simply dare to dream and believe,\u201d said ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Music Dr. Valerie Francis and Collaborative Pianist Casey Haynes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n