Children-created operas are Wednesday at DeYor Center

YOUNGSTOWN — Two original operas created by area children will be performed at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Ford Family Recital Hall in the DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St. downtown.

Two short operas were written by students in the Youngstown State University SMARTS (Students Motivated by the Arts) “Telling Stories through Opera.” More than 40 first- through 12th-grade students participated.

The first, “Kid Wonders,” was created by first- through third-graders and examines the many ways that children wonder about the world.

“The 2009 Young Persons Almanac of Relationships,” created by fourth- through 12th-grade students, revolves around the relationship between a bandit and a princess.

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