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DANBURY, CONN. — The Western Connecticut State University Opera will present Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene” at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 7 – 8, and at 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, in the Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Elmer Rice, Weill’s Broadway opera combines show tunes, arias, jazz numbers and folk songs to convey the tensions and drama in a New York City tenement block over the course of two brutally hot days in the 1940s.

The opera will be performed by two separate casts with full orchestra conducted by Eric Trudel. Principal performers include Cidalia Alves, Greg Sullivan and Erick Sanchez, of Stamford. Also playing prominent roles are Jacqueline Buotote, of Watertown; Alexander Patrie, of Griswold; Annie Bryson, of Shelton; David Sylvia, of Orange; and Emily Thiel, of Beacon Falls, N.Y.

Tickets will be $15 for the general public, and $10 for senior citizens and children 12 and under. WCSU students will be admitted free with valid I.D.

For tickets, call (203) 837-8499 or go to www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England’s best small private universities.