The Boy Who Grew Too Fast at the Clarice, Jan 30

Operaterps presents:
Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “The Boy Who Grew Too Fast”

Fri, Jan. 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. and Online livestream.

Audience Advisory: The Boy Who Grew Too Fast deals with themes of gun violence.

The UMD School of Music’s student-led opera company, OperaTerps, presents Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. A tale of highlighting the value of originality and being unafraid to be one’s true self, this single-act opera tells the story of an immensely tall nine-year-old and his desires to fit in. This event includes a post-performance discussion in partnership with PROGRESS, a campus organization focused on preventing gun violence, to both contextualize the work and offer a contemporary perspective on the story and its cartoonish representation of a prominent lived reality.

Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Also livestreamed. Click here.