WEST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO APPEAR IN OPERA

Student choruses from Washington and Jefferson middle schools will appear in adaptations of Rossini’s opera, “The Barber of Seville,” on Thursday, Feb. 9.

The professional company Opera for the Young will present fully staged productions of the opera at 9:30 a.m. at Washington and 1:30 p.m. at Jefferson.

A chorus of students from each school will appear onstage, performing right alongside OFY’s professional artists, which includes a local cast member, Chuck Wolter, in the role of Count Almaviva.

Based in Madison, Wis., OFY is an organization that tours schools each year with operas adapted especially for young people. In addition to professional singers and musicians, students appear onstage in chorus and cameo roles and also help design the production’s sets and costumes.

Further information about OFY is available at www.operafortheyoung.org.

Washington Middle School is at 231 Constitution Drive, Aurora. Jefferson is at 1151 Plum St., Aurora.