Italian Opera Co. Treats P.S. 163 Students to Taste of Broadway

Oct 21, 2018 533

BY: Paula Katinas

A group of opera performers eager to pass along their deep love of music to future generations visited P.S. 163 in Bath Beach on Friday morning, where they enchanted first and second graders by belting out Broadway show tunes for them. Led by Director Nina Di Gregorio, members of the Italian Opera Company treated the children seated in the school auditorium with a great deal of respect, as if the youngsters were part of an audience that had paid top dollar for tickets to a Broadway musical.

But it was a free show. “Getting to Know You,” from “The King and I,” I Could Have Danced All Night,” from “My Fair Lady,” and “Climb Every Mountain” from “The Sound of Music” were just a few of the famous show tunes the opera singers sang for the kids.

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SOURCE: https://brooklynreporter.com/

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