Fast-moving, colorful, and comical, this one-hour opera in English adapted from Carlo Collodi’s timeless tale includes captivating scenes and songs that highlight the opera’s message about the importance of family, friendship, and telling the truth. Featuring music by Mozart, Donizetti, Offenbach, Verdi, and more – 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒐 is the perfect introduction to opera for the young and the young at heart!

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝘆:

This year, in conjunction with Pinellas County Schools, more than 800 third graders will be bussed to Opera Central for special morning performances of 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒐.

At St. Petersburg Opera, we believe that introducing young people to our unique form of musical storytelling both entertains and stimulates creative curiosity and plants seeds that will grow the next generation of opera and music lovers.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: www.StPeteOpera.org

𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 $𝟭𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 $𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 (𝟭𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿).

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

𝗖𝗼-𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆:
𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐲𝐬𝐳𝐲𝐤 & 𝐉. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥
𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐩
𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬
𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬
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