The Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s mainstage opera was Cendrillon, the French version of the Cinderella fairy tale.
The opera had performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Tessa McQueen, vocal performance senior, and Taylor Thomas, vocal performance junior, sing a duet as “Cendrillon” and “Prince.” 
Tessa McQueen, vocal performance senior, and Yu He, opera performance grad, hug. 
Tessa McQueen, vocal performance senior, is blocked by a thicket of roses. 
Chris Richie, music theater freshman, gives a speech. 
Hallie Schmidt, vocal performance junior, awaits her ballgown, as Taylor Moran, vocal perforance junior, holds her wig. 
Taylor Moran, music theater junior, and Delanie Kinney, music theater and vocal performance sophomore, play servants. 
Sabrina Brush, music theater and vocal performance freshman, Nadjalie Santos, vocal performance sophomore, and Hallie Schmidt, vocal performance junior, play “Dorothée,” “Madame,” and “Naomie.” 
Yu He, opera performance grad, plays “Pandolfe.” 
Brandon Dallman, music theater sophomore, urges the Prince to enjoy the ball. 
The men of the court attempt to cheer up Taylor Thomas, vocal performance junior. 
Taylor Thomas, vocal performance junior, expresses sorrow. 
Delanie Kinney, music theater and vocal performance sophomore, curtsies to the prince. 
Tessa McQueen, vocal performance senior, and Taylor Thomas, vocal performance junior, meet.
Photos by Kylie Sullivan
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