Long Beach Opera’s Education team presents Acquaprofonda — a FREE, family-friendly, half-hour opera adventure about courage, kindness, and protecting our planet. This performance takes place before Long Beach Symphony’s performance of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Italian for “deep water,” Acquaprofonda follows Serena, a fearless girl who lives by the sea, as she discovers a mysterious whale sick from plastic pollution. With the help of a wise sailor, she inspires her father to stand up against the factory harming the ocean — and learns that one small voice can make big waves. 

This work was created under the Italian platform Opera Education after being commissioned by the Teatro Sociale di Como in co-production with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. After its positive reception, the show won the Filippo Sienbaneck award, a prize given to significant initiatives in the field of music education and/or the professional training of young people.