20150415 - Elementary Opera (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Olson Elementary School student Frank Ferru watches and mimics the motions of Nick Ward, front, as they rehearse a rendition of Beauty And The Beast put on by the group Opera For The Young on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Olson Elementary School in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Clark Sturdevant of the Madison, WI, group Opera For The Young directs a group of fourth and fifth grade students from Olson Elementary School as they rehearse a rendition of Beauty And The Beast on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Maile DeWitt, left, and Thea Raczon, second from left, reach out as they rehearse a rendition of Beauty And The Beast with the group Opera For The Young on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Olson Elementary School in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Olson Elementary School student Sylvia Markowitz laughs in costume as she and other students rehearse for a rendition of Beauty And The Beast with members of the group Opera For The Young on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Olson Elementary School in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Opera For The Young cast member Nick Ward performs a rendition of Beauty And The Beast on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Olson Elementary School in Woodstock.