Capital City Opera Festival

Michigan Opera Outreach, a project that aims to bring music and literacy education to third- and fourth-grade classrooms in Greater Lansing through fill-in-the-blank word games and opera performances, will kick off its second annual Capital City Opera Festival with a Bastille Day concert 2:30 p.m. Sunday (July 14) at Grace United Methodist Church. Local singers will perform French opera music, from Lully to Fauré and Gluck to Massenet.

The festival will continue on Aug. 18 with a back-to-school concert of operatic favorites at Grace United Methodist Church and will wrap up with a gala on Sept. 21 at the Turner-Dodge House, featuring Mozart’s mini-opera “The Impresario” and other works by the composer. Wine and refreshments will follow the performance.

Admission to each event is free, with a suggested donation of $20. For more information, visit michiganoperaoutreach.org.

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