Best Way to Get Young People Involved in Opera
One False Move at Penn Valley Community College Theater, March 8
The Lyric Opera made all the right moves in presenting composer Susan Kander's compelling One False Move, which starred an all-female cast of high school and middle school students. The Lyric kept the performance short (it clocked in under an hour), the dialogue snappy ("you bitch" sounds heavenly when delivered in a catty soprano, as does a defiant "I am nice") and the plot easy to follow. The disquieting story line hit home with the largely underage audience, as did the multilayered melodies and the pitch-perfect harmonies. The teens who witnessed it likely made two mental notes: Stop bullying classmates, and learn more about this whole opera thing.
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