By Marissa Mooney|Staff Writer| The Department of Music and voice students of the opera program presented "Hänsel und Gretel" on May 4 and May 6 in the Performing Arts Recital Hall. Dr. Stacey Fraser, Director of the CSUSB Opera Theatre, presented Engelbert Humperdinck's opera with a modern take on its original story line. "Opera has a tradition of being a high brow art form and I am trying to advocate that opera can indeed be accessible to the modern audience," said Fraser. In this modern take, the opera is filled with pop culture references, as well as commentary on poverty, greed and commercialism that applies to our world, according to the Department of Music. "It is all … [Read more...] about Department of music and voice present “Hänsel und Gretel”
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