See Noah's Flood in Dallas

You can read the story in Genesis 6:1–9:17.

Tonight the energetic Karina Canellakis, winner of the 2016 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, led a young cast of musicians, singers, and dancers, as well as an ensemble of professional musicians in a community-wide staging of the one-act opera, "Noye's Fludde" (Noah's Flood), by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976). And they plan to do so again tomorrow (Wednesday).Performers retell the story of Noah and the flood by mixing a little Dallas Symphony Orchestra with the First United Methodist Church Handbell Choir, the Dallas Recorder Society (yup, those instruments you learned to play in elementary school), various recorder clubs and church choirs, some Texas A & M Commerce buglers, and a cast  of professional musicians and singers.The sets were clever, the "water" ingenious, the dancing magical, and the kids dressed up like animals for the ark-y ark-y, adorbs. An added delight was when one, staying true to character, ran away and had to be caught. And I loved the dancers who played the birds looking for dry land. Audience participation added to the fun, which lasted just under an hour. I drove and ran through epic rain to see it. Fitting.Beneath the surface of kids, recorders, and handbells is some serious depth. If you go, pay attention to the lyrics. Also, notice the repeated phrase, kyrieeleison ("Lord, have mercy"). As it turns out, he did.One performance left: Wednesday, June 1, 7 PM at 2215 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX 75201 (Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe). Acoustics in this venue are fantastic, though I did find it difficult to catch many of the words. Attendance is free, but parking beneath the church is ten bucks.