Chelsea Chen has more than two decades of organ playing behind her, but the 2001 graduate of La Jolla High School credits several La Jollans with influencing her passion for the pipes.
Spreckels Organ Society, a non-profit organization curating concerts and performances in the heart of Balboa Park, and Opera4Kids, will host a free, family friendly performance of “The Enchanted Tail“ for young audiences and their families.Spreckels Organ Society’s Artistic Director and San Diego’s Civic Organist Raul Prieto Ramirez, along with Opera4Kids’ Victoria Robertson (soprano) and Bernardo Bermudez (baritenor) have teamed up for this one-of-a-kind show. Date | Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 4:30pmLocation | Balboa Park Spreckels Organ PavilionFree Event!“The Enchanted Tail” is a show written especially for young children and those young at heart. Performed by top opera singers from Southern California, the show will be sung by Victoria Robertson (Soprano) and Bernardo Bermudez (BariTenor), accompanied by San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez. The pandemic has been difficult for young children and their families – void of the magic of live music and performance
This weekend in the arts: Bread and Salt pulls out all the stops; Charlene Mosley's "Pollinators" opens at Sparks Gallery; Melinda Lopez's "Mala" takes the stage at The Old Globe; the Joffrey Ballet comes to town and a free, kid-friendly opera in Balboa Park.