Family Concert – Tales from the Briar Patch

Date/Time
Date(s) - Apr 02, 2023
2:00 pm

Location
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek

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Discounted ticket prices are available for youth (13-17, $10), children (12 and under, free), and senior groups of ten or more (62 and up, $30). The price for each ticket is chosen in the drop-down menu that appears when the desired seat is selected. 

Coproduction with Festival Opera
Featuring:
Omari Tau as Brer Fox
Marcus Page as Brer Rabbit
Shawnette Sulker as Sister Sparrow
Aisha Campbell as Sister Robin
Leberta Lorál as Madame Partridge

Also featuring:
Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner Minna Fu, piano (soloist, “Rhapsody in Blue”)

This joyous concert features a humorous new mini-opera inspired by the traditional stories of the famous trickster Brer Rabbit. With a toe tapping and energetic first half, this concert is a great outing for the whole family.

Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Nkeiru Okoye – Tales from the Briar Patch