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ROCHESTER ― R-ACT Theatre Productions is opening its doors to the community April 12 with a Season Start-Up: Volunteer Fair and Open House at the Segriff Stage, located at 134 Brighton Ave.

“There is a misconception that opera is an elite art form, and that it’s the fat lady singing with a huge and heavy vibrato. That’s not the case at all,” says Stefanie Tranchida, artistic ...