THIBODAUX, La. – Nicholls State University is set to host its annual opera production of Help! Help! The Globolinks! by Gian Carlo Menotti. In this performance, extraterrestrials invade Earth to steal away music, but will the power of music prevail?
The production is set to have three performances in the Mary and Al Danos Theater at Nicholls’ Talbot Hall on:
- Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m.
Admission to the opera is $20, and tickets can be purchased here.
The Nicholls Opera Workshop, led by Dr. Valerie Francis, has been in operation for over 14 years and brings college students, local community members and local elementary, middle and high school students together for one production per year.
Members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will perform alongside Nicholls Bridge to Independence students, alumni, music majors and minors, guest artists, K-12 students and members of the community. In addition, the New Orleans Opera Scenic Studio will provide the opera set for production.
The mission of the Nicholls Opera is to promote community outreach, fellowship and fun, with a motto of “Dare to be Different.” Past productions include Mozart’s Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Puccini’s La Bohème.
To learn more, visit www.nicholls.edu/music/choirs.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT: Payton Suire
Media Relations & Publications Coordinator,
985.448.4141 or payton.suire@nicholls.edu