RATS! RNCM Children’s Opera Project

Name: RATS! RNCM Children’s Opera Project
Start: 2017-02-15T14:00:00
End: 2017-02-15T16:00:00
Location: Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)

Gemma Gibb, Associate Editor Posted 2 February 2017

RATS! RNCM Children’s Opera Project at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester 15 February 2017 Entrance is free — Visit now

The RNCM’s annual Children’s Opera project is a great introduction to opera and the live music experience. Inspired by The Pied Piper, Rats! is a new musical production performed by schoolchildren and RNCM students.

Prepare to be immersed in the themes of darkness and ultimately hope as the drama unfolds of a small town whose residents’ lives and belongings have been destroyed by a plague of rats. Enter a mysterious figure who claims to be able to solve the problem. We love that this is an accessible way in to a new experience for young audiences.

RATS! RNCM Children’s Opera Project at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester 15 February 2017 Entrance is free Visit now

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