They were laughing, laughing so hard throughout the whole thing. The venue was actually the worst venue -- this was a poor community -- we have been to to date. And those little girls were dressed up like they were going to the Met in New York City, and they loved it. That makes it more fun for us.

Eric Smithey

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Each of the six characters are equal. There's no diva, no star of the show. They all are stars. There are times all six of them are singing at exactly the same time, and it actually makes sense. Mozart is the only person who could actually pull it off and make it work.

— Eric Smithey

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We had some trepidation whether or not we wanted to do it because we had been in the mode of doing the other. Once we got into the very first rehearsal, it reminded us how good Mozart was, how funny and how relevant to today.

— Eric Smithey

Back in Mozart's time it was very common to perform operas in all sorts of languages. His native tongue was German. The most common language to see opera in was Italian.

— Eric Smithey

There was some positive and some curious questions about it. Of course, our players are young and they want a chance to compete in a district. There are pros and cons to both sides. But we have to take a safety first approach and do what's best for the kids.

— Darryl Smithey

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I view it as a national issue for the rest of the country.

— Don Smithey