This Friday, April 12, the familiar children’s fairy tales of “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Pinocchio” will be told through music and drama by students of the Howard Payne University School of Music and Fine Arts. The evening of “OperaTales” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Mims Auditorium. There is no charge for admittance and the doors will open at 7 p.m.

“Both of these shows were conceived by John Davies, professional opera singer and director, who thought of his own children when he decided to take the music of well-known operas and pair it with children’s fairy tales,” said Dr. Celeste Church, associate professor of music.

There will be two performances with a brief intermission between tales.

“Of course, everything is in English and the stories are told in a way that will be enjoyable to children and adults,” Dr. Church said. “There is no charge for the performances in hopes that this will be an affordable, family-friendly event for the community.”

For more information, contact HPU’s School of Music and Fine Arts at (325) 649-8500.