Central City Opera is set to open its bilingual opera for families starting on June 15 at the Tabor Opera House.

The work in question is “En Mis Palabras / In My Own Words,” which was commissioned by the company back in 2005. It follows the story of a 15-year-old Latina who struggles with assimilating into American culture and leaving behind her Latino roots.

The work is approximately 55 minutes in length and features four singers, piano, and guitar.

One family that attends the opera will get a chance to win four tickets to the company’s upcoming matinee performance of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”

In addition to Puccini’s masterwork, the company is gearing up to present such operas “Billy Budd,” “The Blessed Damozel” and “Litanies to the Black Virgin.”  The festival kicks off on July 6, 2019 and runs through the middle of August.