A CROSSGATES Primary School pupil is to feature alongside World-Class opera stars in the latest Madam Butterfly Opera this weekend.

Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live Orchestra with over 30 musicians it will go on at the Alhambra Theatre on Saturday.

The lucky youngster has been chosen to portray the son of Madama Butterfly. Aaron Macgregor is an energetic and confident seven year-old boy who is in Primary 3 at Crossgates.

Aaron loves performing more than anything else. He attends Musical Theatre School at the weekends as well as Hip Hop and ACRO Dance classes during the week at the Alhambra Stage & Dance School.

He recently performed as Simba in the Lion King at the Alhambra Summer School where he melted everyone’s hearts singing ‘I just can’t Wait to be King’. He’s definitely one to watch for the future!

Aaron is thrilled to be a part of internationally acclaimed Opera production. He said: "It’s an experience I will remember for a long time".

Set in Japan at the turn of the century, Madama Butterfly is among the most colourful and exotic of all operas, and from its theme of noble self-sacrifice spring melodies that grip your heart.

It tells the story of a doomed love affair between an American naval officer and his young Japanese bride, whose self-sacrifice and defiance of her family leads to heartbreak and tragedy.

If you’ve never tried opera before, you will love this full orchestra experience with brand new settings and fantastic costumes, exquisite singing and those wonderful tunes that the audience will still be humming to themselves on their way home, making this a must see opera production for everyone.

This touching story of innocent love crushed amidst two utterly different cultures resonates as strongly as ever in today’s world!