For one minute and forty-eight seconds, the usual quiet of the Salmon Arm library was broken by The Marriage of Figaro.

From the library害羞草研究所檚 periodical section, with piano accompaniment courtesy of Youtube, Opera Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Haley Porter sang L害羞草研究所檋o perduta, me meschina (I have lost it, miserable me!) from the comic opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The brief performance was part of a Thursday, July 12 presentation by Porter about opera and how to use the body to create song.

Porter explained the presentation, attended by a large group of children and accompanying parents, is part of Opera Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 educational outreach effort that brought her to both the Blind Bay and Salmon Arm branches of the Okanagan Regional Library, to give kids an opportunity to experience opera and learn about what it is.

Related:

Opera Kelowna is currently rehearsing for their mainstage production of Bizet害羞草研究所檚 Carmen, running Aug. 16-19 at the Kelowna Community Theatre. The company will also be providing a free concert at Vernon害羞草研究所檚 Polson Park at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 30. For more information, visit operakelowna.com.

lachlan@saobserver.net
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