The Lee University Opera Theatre will offer four performances this weekend in the Buzz Oates Black Box Theatre on the Cleveland, Tenn., campus.
On the program are four short one-act operas: "The Marriage by Lanternlight" by Jacques Offenback, "A Game of Chance" by Seymour Barab and "Angry Birdsong" and "Benedicta," both by Milton Granger.
"The choice of the operas was based on giving all the participants in the Opera Theatre the chance to perform a role, which is always a major consideration for me," says director James Frost, associate professor of music at Lee. "These lesser-known operas fit the bill, and performing in the Buzz Oates Black Box Theatre will be challenging for the students."
Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday, Feb. 23-25, with a final matinee at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The Buzz Oates Black Box Theatre is located in Lee's Communication Arts Building, 345 Church St. NE.
Tickets are available at the Dixon Center box office, 1053 Church St. NE, from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays or by calling 423-614-8343. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for children. Seating is limited.
For more information, email jfrost@leeuniversity.edu.