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LA Opera brings “The Marriage of Figueroa” to North Park Elementary School and will be performed at the school on Feb. 19 at 1:45 p.m.
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The LA Opera has been in residence at North Park Elementary School since the end of January, teaching the 4th grade classes of Mr. Iblings, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Buehler roles in the opera, an official said Saturday.
On Feb. 19, students and LA Opera professionals will perform the opera for the other students in the school, parents, and interested community members.
The Marriage of Figueroa was written by Eli Villanueva and LeRoy Villanueva especially for LA Opera and is based on Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
The students and teachers throughout LA County have been working with LA Opera professionals in a five-week residency to learn their roles in The Marriage of Figueroa, one of LA Opera’s extensive education and community engagement programs, which is being performed a total of 28 times at 11 other Los Angeles-area public elementary schools.
For more information, please call Pete Bland at North Park Elementary School, or Lisa Reilly at LA Opera.
