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ALBANY, NY – The Lake George Opera at Saratoga will perform “The Billy Goats Gruff,” a musical retelling of the popular fairy tale, on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the New York State Museum.

Performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will be in the Huxley Theater on the Museum’s first floor and offered free of charge. The show is part of “Opera to Go,’’ a program for children presented by the Lake George Opera at Saratoga.

Set to the operas of Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti and Gioacchino Rossini, the adaptation by John Davies is based on “Three Billy Goats Gruff,’’ the Norwegian tale of what happens when three goats attempting to cross a bridge encounter a fearsome troll. The result is a lesson in kindness.

With “Opera to Go,’’ the Lake George Opera at Saratoga is able to expose children throughout upstate New York and western New England to a fully-staged opera, complete with professional performers, sets and costumes. Created in 1962, the opera company now performs for 25,000 people annually.

The New York State Museum, established in 1836, is a program of the New York State Education Department. Located at the Empire State Plaza on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free and the Museum is fully accessible.

Further information about Museum programs and events can be obtained by calling (518)

474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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