SF Opera picks ‘Lucinda’ children’s opera for its school opera program

October 4, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

San Francisco Opera to perform 'Lucinda'

An original children’s bilingual opera commissioned and presented last year by the Fresno State Opera Theatre — “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena” — has been picked by the San Francisco Opera for its school opera education extension program, to be performed in December.

Original children’s opera ‘Lucinda’ blooms on campus

September 29, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

Alejandra Tejeda grew up singing mariachi and opera. “My dad would put me up on a chair and give me mini voice lessons with the songs that were playing,” said Tejeda, a graduate voice student from Porterville. “He didn’t know much, but he would tell me ‘Sing from your pancilla, chiquita.’” Now Tejeda gets to […]