{"id":78441,"date":"2024-04-10T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=78441"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:50:25","slug":"fhsu-music-to-perform-opera-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=78441","title":{"rendered":"FHSU Music to perform opera this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By DAVID MORONES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State University Music faculty and students are excited for the community to experience unconventional opera with \u201cThe Pirates of Penzance.\u201d Associate Professor of Music Ivalah Allen oversees the production, which opens this weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students have been working and rehearsing the show for the past four months. Performers have incorporated heavier choreography and more acting than in past opera productions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a funny opera,\u201d cast member Sadie Biedenbender said. \u201cIt\u2019s an operetta technically\u2026 there\u2019s spoken dialogue, but it&#8217;s mostly singing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Gilbert and Sullivan&#8217;s most famous comedic operettas, &#8220;The Pirates of Penzance,&#8221; centers on a young pirate apprentice named Frederic who develops feelings for Mabel but encounters humorous setbacks due to miscommunication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the English National Opera, Operettas are semi-controversial within the art world since they are considered a \u201clighter\u201d type of opera because of their often satirical and witty themes and tend to be much shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cast member Jentre Smith says they love being a part of this style of opera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019re great,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI think there should be variety in music; that&#8217;s how we get innovation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performances will be at 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 pm Sunday in the Felten-Start Theatre. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forthaysarts.com\">www.forthaysarts.com<\/a>. 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