On stage: Warrnambool Primary students Ruth Wilkens, 9, and Christopher Noll, 10, joined opera singers Christine Heald and Anita Senior on stage. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Grade three and four Warrnambool Primary School students brought out their singing voices and clapped along when opera singers performed at the school on Friday.
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Some students had the opportunity to explore the theatrical side of performance by dressing up in costume and dancing along.
The performance formed part of a musical program set up by piano teacher Anita Hoekstra.
“It’s amazing, when they walk out they’ve picked up something,” Ms Hoekstra said.
Four students from the school, two from grade three and two from grade six, have been selected to join the chorus during Opera Australia’s production of The Marriage of Figaro at the Lighthouse Theatre next week.
Warrnambool Primary students Phoebe Marris, 12, Jasmin James, 8, and Niamh Clements, 11, will be part of the chorus for the Opera Australia performance of The Marriage of Figaro, which will be performed at the Lighthouse Theatre. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Sian Johnson
Journalist
