Dmitri Shostakovich’s

The Tale of the Silly Baby Mouse

presented in the

Cole Auditorium at
the Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830

On Site Opera’s inaugural production, The Tale of the Silly Baby Mouse, returns for Take Your Child to the Library Day at Greenwich Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Greenwich Library! With bold, large-scale puppets and a live chamber ensemble, this production is perfect for audiences of all ages! It serves as a wonderful introduction to opera for new audiences, as well as a chance for more experienced opera-goers to hear a charming, but rarely-performed, Shostakovich gem.

PERFORMANCE INFO

Tickets are FREE, but reservations are required.

Running time: Approximately 30 minutes (includes the opera, and Intro to Opera talk, and Q&A)
Language: English

Check out the original production at the Bronx Zoo from 2012.

PARTNERS

The Friends of Greenwich Library is a not-for-profit membership corporation which is open to all upon annual contribution.  Membership funds support free Library programs.  The Friends nominate and elect trustees of the Greenwich Library.  Friends volunteers spend countless hours each month working in outreach, assisting Library staff and fundraising.  The Byram and Cos Cob branches are both supported by their own Friends volunteer groups. For more information about the Friends, or to join, please call 203-622-7938. 

The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches. The mission of Greenwich Library is to provide exceptional resources, programs and services that promote the joy of lifelong learning and discovery, and to offer a welcoming place for people to gather and share experiences. With 1,800 programs and events per year, the Library seeks to serve as the cultural and intellectual crossroads of the community. Greenwich Library has a total circulation of about 1.2 million, the highest reported in Connecticut. Greenwich Library was recently named a five-star library by Library Journal for the tenth time. Greenwich Library is located at 101 West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. Cos Cob Library is located at 5 Sinawoy Road in Cos Cob. Byram Shubert Library is located at 21 Mead Avenue in Greenwich. More information is available online at www.greenwichlibrary.org or by calling 203-622-7900.