University of Mobile MainStage Opera Double Feature

Come let your inner-child enjoy The Alabama School of the Arts fantastical opera double-feature. This will be an entrancing evening of fairytales and fantasy!

L’Enfant et les Sortilèges bby Maurice Ravel
“the child and the spells” tells the tale of a boy who is angry because he does not want to learn his lessons. He destroys his books and vandalizes the room he is in. But the room comes to life – chairs, grandfather clock, teapot and teacup _ and seeks revenge.

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
This dreamlike production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic opera will transport you to a magical world of wonder and surprise. Two siblings get lost in the forest while gathering strawberries while a wicked witch, is eager to lure her young victims into a delicious trap. Last-Minute ingenuity saves the day and the plucky children emerge triumphant in the comical and heartfelt telling of the classic story.