Bear Tavern opera

"Hansel and Gretel"

On Tuesday, a group of 47 Bear Tavern School third-graders performed the opera, "Hansel and Gretel." There were nine Gretels and nine Hansels, "just one big family," according to Director Janet Mills, music teacher. Shawn Kent (left) and Justin Voelzke, two of the nine Hansels, are shown singing.