UTSA Lyric Theatre to perform 'Little Red Riding Hood'

(Nov. 7, 2003)--The UTSA Department of Music Lyric Theatre presents the opera "Little Red Riding Hood" at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the UTSA Arts Building Recital Hall.

Admission is $5, free for UTSA students with ID.

The production was presented in September as part of the Opera in the Schools project, which provides learning opportunities for area children.

Pictured at a rehearsal are UTSA Department of Music students Helen Hernandez as Mother and Rosie Osborn as Little Red Riding Hood.

William McCrary, UTSA assistant professor of music, directed this and another recent production with the Opera Guild of San Antonio. The productions collectively brought the world of opera to 2,000 students.

Opera in the Schools is sponsored by the Opera Guild of San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.

For more information, contact William McCrary at 210-458-5681. For tickets, contact Cindy Solis at 210-458-5685.

--Tim Brownlee