Ozarks summer opera festival gets underway

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. -- The arias from Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" will be sung from an outdoor stage in Eureka Springs for the next few weeks as the 57th annual "Opera in the Ozarks" summer festival gets underway at Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony.

"Madame Butterfly" will be performed Wednesday, June 30, and July 3, 12, 16 and 20. "Figaro" will be staged June 26 and 29, and July 1, 5, 10, 14 and 18. "Susannah," which tells the poignant story of a beautiful young mountain girl in Tennessee, will be performed June 23 and 28, and July 2, 6, 9, 13 and 19.

All evening performances are at 8 p.m. and take place on a sheltered outdoor stage. Details at (479) 253-8595 or www.opera.org.