University of South Dakota Opera will present “Too Many Sopranos” with a 7:30 p.m. performance on Saturday, May 3 and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May 4 at Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall.

“Too Many Sopranos” tells the story of four singers that arrive at the gates of heaven to learn that there’s only room for one soprano in the heavenly choir. Each singer represents a traditional operatic type – the Wagnerian powerhouse, the flirty ingénue, the sweet but dimwitted singer and the grave grand dame. St. Peter tells the sopranos that if there were more tenors and basses in the choir, all of them would be welcome. But in order for them to be able to enter heaven, the sopranos must first journey to hell to redeem the men and bring them back. The family-friendly show is a great way to introduce young or new opera fans to the genre and seasoned opera aficionados will enjoy Penhorwood’s humorous take on operatic tropes and stereotypes.

General admission tickets for “Too Many Sopranos” will be sold at the door ($10 adults/$5 students with I.D.). The 90 minute opera is performed in English and includes supertitles for ease-of-understanding. For more information, please contact the USD Department of Music at (605) 677-5274, email music@usd.edu or visit the department’s website at www.usd.edu/music.