LOCAL STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN OPERA THEATER PRODUCTION

BEMIDJI Minn. (March 1, 2023) - Hannah Herrig, a Bemidji State University student from Slayton , Minn. (56172), played the role of Geraldine in “A Hand of Bridge” by Samuel Barber during Bemidji State Opera Theater’s latest production of “The 1950s in Three Short Operas” on February 24-26 at BSU.

Inspired by the fashion, technology and culture of the United States in the 1950s, the production featured renditions of “The Telephone” by Gian Carlo Menotti, “A Hand of Bridge” by Samuel Barber and “Gallantry” by Douglas Moore.

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