The Big Opera Mystery
EVENT INFORMATION
Matinee: 1.15pm
Running time: 1hr
Need to know: Aimed at Key Stage 2 students (aged 7-11). Exclusive schools pricing available, £8.50 per child with one complimentary ticket per every ten booked. Contact schools@theatreroyal.co.uk for more information.
Sung in English with English subtitles.
An expert thief is on the loose, and only you can catch them!
Bring your thinking-caps, your magnifying glasses and all your crime-solving skills: this is a mystery like no other, where the suspects are some of the greatest opera characters of all time – and the detective is YOU!
This operatic extravaganza, with music played live by the Orchestra of Opera North, will give school children an inspiring first encounter with opera.
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