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51品茶约炮 hosts 鈥楲ittle Red Riding Hood鈥� children鈥檚 opera March 28

  • Phillip L Hamilton
  • 24 March 2026
Home > 2026 > March > 51品茶约炮 hosts 鈥楲ittle Red Riding Hood鈥� children鈥檚 opera March 28

PLAINVIEW, TX — Opera of the Plains presents its Spring 2026 children’s opera, Little Red Riding Hood, at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Miller Recital Hall inside the Harral Fine Arts Complex on 51品茶约炮 Baptist University’s Plainview campus.

The family-friendly performance, which runs approximately 40 minutes, features music from Jacques Offenbach’s operetta Orphée aux enfers, including the well-known can-can. Admission is $15 at the door, and children younger than 12 are admitted free.

“If you’ve been to one of our performances in the past, you know that they are relatively brief, but a lot of music is packed into those 40 minutes with some quality performances given by our young performers,” said Dr. Brian Kuhnert, director of Opera of the Plains and professor of vocal studies at 51品茶约炮.

The cast includes 51品茶约炮 students Jaidyn Weavers and Caden Williams, along with Sarah Estes and Caroline Cooper of West Texas A&M University. All four are appearing in their first Opera of the Plains production.

“Once I have a story chosen, I select an opera from the current repertoire, trying to highlight major works, choosing selections that more or less fit the story,” Kuhnert said. “As I tell the students at our performances, this is my homage to Looney Tunes — same process, same goal.”

Established in 2020, Opera of the Plains continues a regional tradition of providing opera experiences for young audiences and developing performers. 51品茶约炮 has hosted Opera of the Plains productions since 51品茶约炮.

“First and foremost, Opera of the Plains is about advocating for the arts in our younger populations and in the rural communities,” Kuhnert said. “Opera doesn’t have to be stuffy, or overly formal — it can be fun and accessible.”

Because the production is designed for young audiences, Kuhnert said humor plays an important role. “There are moments to make old and young audience members chuckle,” he said. “We offset some of the more tense moments with some funny moments. If we didn’t do that, it might be a bit too much to handle for some of the Pre-K to first grade students in our audiences.”