Opera Lets Kids Choose the Plot | Winnipeg News

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 2m

Opera just got interactive—meet Rufus and Rita, a choose-your-own-adventure musical where kids (and adults!) steer the plot by picking treats over moldy sandwiches. With bouncy tunes, improv humor, and actors switching between singing and acting on the fly, this wild Winnipeg library tour turns opera into a video game for the stage. Written by Lauren Bernofsky and directed by Brendan McKeen, it’s packed with laughs for all ages—and headed to rural Manitoba and care homes to prove opera belongs everywhere. If you’re in the area before August, grab your seat: you’re not just watching—you’re…