Welcome

2026 Family Opera

PURCHASE TICKETS NOW
for the reprise of our 2018 opera

 

Libretto by Grammy-winning storyteller Bill Harley
Music by Stanford University Professor Paul Phillips

 

Directed by David Bass and Kathy Lindsay
Choreography by Rachel Zimmerman

As always, our performances will be inter-generational,
family-friendly, and in English with side titles.

PERFORMANCES:
Saturday, March 21 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, March 22 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm
Saturday, March 28 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, March 29 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm
SEE WHEN YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE PERFORMING! (coming soon)

Performances at the Peabody School  (Directions, map, parking)
70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140

PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE
$7 Children, $15 Adults, general admission

Or donate at the door.

Download a publicity flyer HERE (coming soon)

Advertise in our program booklet!
Download an ad form HERE
or purchase a Star Note HERE
($10 for a 160-character paean to your favorite cast member!)
Deadline for ads and Star Notes is March 10

Hardship, laughter, and song in Dustbowl-era California! This reprise of our beautiful 2018 opera is set at the historical Weedpatch school, built and run by plucky and determined Oklahoma migrants who show resilience and humor in the face of hardship and hostility from earlier settlers of California.

Check out the synopsis and the videos from our 2018 performances.

Please sign up on our mailing list, and email info26@familyopera.org if you have questions.

Our Mission

Our Mission: We provide children and adults the experience of telling stories through song, by performing original, entirely-sung operas and oratorios, with lyrics and music accessible and appealing to audiences of all ages. This video is a 3-minute introduction to what makes NCFO unique! (For more detail, here's a 12-minute version.)

Check back here for future Science Festival Chorus productions!

 

Previous Science Festival Chorus productions available HERE

New Works

We are always interested in hearing about new operas or entirely-sung musicals which might be suitable for our group. Please click here for more details of what we are looking for in the way of a "family opera."