A new opera for children by Oliver Rudland, based on the classic children's story by Jill Tomlinson.

Plop is a baby barn owl with a looming occupational hazard: he’s afraid of the dark. However, venturing beyond the nest one evening, he meets various new friends who take him on an enchanting journey through the night’s beautiful mysteries.

This will be a magical evening’s entertainment. The opera’s infectious melodies, exciting rhythms and charming story cannot fail to create a moving and memorable night for audience and performers alike.

The performance will include children from Fawcett Primary School, Trumpington, St John's College School, The Perse School and the GSM children's chorus, singing and playing alongside professional musicians.

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The Lucy Cavendish Singers were formed in 2008 and have rapidly acquired a reputation for intimate, powerful and heartfelt performances. Small in number but with a big sound, their wide-ranging repertoire spans every musical genre – from plainsong to traditional songs and from opera to musicals. This concert will include works by Mozart, Verdi and Duruflé, as well as Sondheim, Bernstein and Barber. It will also feature solo performers and small ensembles.

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Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 April and Saturday 2 May
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Mozart's final masterpiece is the story of a terrifying and joyful journey in pursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, through the jolly folk tunes of Papageno the Birdcatcher to the profound music of Sarastro, leader of the enlightened ones, it is a full expression of Mozart's musical and dramatic genius. ETO's new English- language production by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel, conducted by Paul McGrath, will be a memorable night for all ages.

Wednesday 29 April and Friday 1 May
Katya Kabanova by Janáček
Janacek's mature opera Katya Kabanova is the intimate and intense story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on the classic Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the river Volga, a brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for a married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love, and who transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

Both productions will be sung in English

Booking Info:
Book Online - www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or ring the box office - 01223 503333

Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 April and Saturday 2 May
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Mozart's final masterpiece is the story of a terrifying and joyful journey in pursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, through the jolly folk tunes of Papageno the Birdcatcher to the profound music of Sarastro, leader of the enlightened ones, it is a full expression of Mozart's musical and dramatic genius. ETO's new English- language production by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel, conducted by Paul McGrath, will be a memorable night for all ages.

Wednesday 29 April and Friday 1 May
Katya Kabanova by Janáček
Janacek's mature opera Katya Kabanova is the intimate and intense story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on the classic Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the river Volga, a brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for a married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love, and who transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

Both productions will be sung in English

Booking Info:
Book Online - www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or ring the box office - 01223 503333

Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 April and Saturday 2 May
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Mozart's final masterpiece is the story of a terrifying and joyful journey in pursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, through the jolly folk tunes of Papageno the Birdcatcher to the profound music of Sarastro, leader of the enlightened ones, it is a full expression of Mozart's musical and dramatic genius. ETO's new English- language production by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel, conducted by Paul McGrath, will be a memorable night for all ages.

Wednesday 29 April and Friday 1 May
Katya Kabanova by Janáček
Janacek's mature opera Katya Kabanova is the intimate and intense story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on the classic Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the river Volga, a brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for a married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love, and who transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

Both productions will be sung in English

Booking Info:
Book Online - www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or ring the box office - 01223 503333

Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 April and Saturday 2 May
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Mozart's final masterpiece is the story of a terrifying and joyful journey in pursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, through the jolly folk tunes of Papageno the Birdcatcher to the profound music of Sarastro, leader of the enlightened ones, it is a full expression of Mozart's musical and dramatic genius. ETO's new English- language production by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel, conducted by Paul McGrath, will be a memorable night for all ages.

Wednesday 29 April and Friday 1 May
Katya Kabanova by Janáček
Janacek's mature opera Katya Kabanova is the intimate and intense story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on the classic Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the river Volga, a brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for a married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love, and who transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

Both productions will be sung in English

Booking Info:
Book Online - www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or ring the box office - 01223 503333

Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 April and Saturday 2 May
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Mozart's final masterpiece is the story of a terrifying and joyful journey in pursuit of love, wisdom and happiness. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night, through the jolly folk tunes of Papageno the Birdcatcher to the profound music of Sarastro, leader of the enlightened ones, it is a full expression of Mozart's musical and dramatic genius. ETO's new English- language production by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel, conducted by Paul McGrath, will be a memorable night for all ages.

Wednesday 29 April and Friday 1 May
Katya Kabanova by Janáček
Janacek's mature opera Katya Kabanova is the intimate and intense story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near perfect blend of lyric music and drama is based on the classic Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the river Volga, a brooding, fatal presence. Inspired by the composer's own deep love for a married woman, Katya is a woman with whom every listener falls in love, and who transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

Both productions will be sung in English

Booking Info:
Book Online - www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or ring the box office - 01223 503333

Join Orpheus on his perilous journey to Pluto's realm where he, ravaged by grief, seeks to rescue his beloved wife, Euridice. Accompanied only by Hope and his magical lyre, Orpheus sets out upon a timeless tale of Love so strong it vies to overcome even Death. But will Pluto heed his pleas? Will Orpheus' own weakness prove his very undoing?

As vibrant today as it was in 1607, the world's first true opera bursts into life on the ADC stage in a brand new English translation. Brought to you by Cambridge's finest young singers and a large, dazzling period-instrument orchestra, Monteverdi's music alternately delights and twists at the heart, by turns ethereal and virtuosic.

Booking Info:
£12/£10/£7 from www.adctheatre.com or tel 01223 300085

Join Orpheus on his perilous journey to Pluto's realm where he, ravaged by grief, seeks to rescue his beloved wife, Euridice. Accompanied only by Hope and his magical lyre, Orpheus sets out upon a timeless tale of Love so strong it vies to overcome even Death. But will Pluto heed his pleas? Will Orpheus' own weakness prove his very undoing?

As vibrant today as it was in 1607, the world's first true opera bursts into life on the ADC stage in a brand new English translation. Brought to you by Cambridge's finest young singers and a large, dazzling period-instrument orchestra, Monteverdi's music alternately delights and twists at the heart, by turns ethereal and virtuosic.

Booking Info:
£12/£10/£7 from www.adctheatre.com or tel 01223 300085