{"id":241,"date":"2025-04-19T21:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.operadelwest.org\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:59:15","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Presents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BookCoverNoAuthor.jpg\" alt=\"The Little Prince\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BookCoverNoAuthor.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BookCoverNoAuthor-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BookCoverNoAuthor-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BookCoverNoAuthor-768x921.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>by Rachel Portman based on the book by Antoine De Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">September 6, 2026 &#8211; 3pm<br><a href=\"https:\/\/tcan.org\/events\/the-little-prince\/\">The Center for Arts in Natick<\/a><br>14 Summer St.<br>Natick, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Enjoy Opera del West\u2019s production of <strong>The Little Prince<\/strong>, a family friendly musical version of the beloved children\u2019s book, composed by Rachel Portman.<br>A pilot crash lands his plane in the Sahara Desert where he meets a wandering young prince who tells stories that change his outlook on life, love and nature.<br>Opera del West singers will sing this work in English with piano accompaniment. Stage Direction and Puppetry by Brenda Huggins and Music Direction by Eve Budnick.<br><br>The program should be about 75 minutes with Adult tickets $26, and Children $11.<br><br>Funded in part by the Natick Cultural Council and the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artistic Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Marcus Schenck, The Pilot<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Stephanie Foster, The Prince<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Vanessa Moya, Vain Man<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kate Doucette, Lamplighter\/snake<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rose Carilli, Water<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Patricia Kopko, The Rose<\/td><td 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