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Valley families are invited to Arizona Opera on Saturday, April 22, from 11:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m., for a fun afternoon of free opera entertainment and education about the theater profession during Arizona Opera’s Family Day and Apprentice Open House in Phoenix. 

Children will enjoy an opera adaptation performance of Beauty and the Beast from Arizona Opera’s Brewster “OperaTunity” Troupe, part of the Arlyn M. Brewster OperaTunity program, which helps to introduce opera and the arts to over 40,000 students in Arizona. After the performance, families and children can learn about the theater profession and find out what goes into creating opera costumes and wardrobe, scenery, theatrical construction, and the skills of stage management during an Apprentice Open House. The 2022/23 Season Arizona Opera Production Apprentices will be onsite to share their experience and answer questions about producing opera performances. Attendees can also purchase deeply discounted Arizona Opera merchandise like t-shirts, ornaments, signed Riders of the Purple Sage books, and more during the organization’s rummage sale. 

• Apprentice Open House: 11:30 AM– 3:30 PM
• Beauty and the Beast performance: 12:30–1:20 PM