an unusual medium for fraternity hijinks

Boston University aspiring artist Basil Conidine is offering a particularly unique take on fraternity and sorority. He’s penned an “opera comique in one act” about the travails of the (obviously fictional) Beta Epsilon Epsilon Rho fraternity, beset by a vengeful RA, inquisitive sorority girls, and the ever-vigilant Boston University cops. This isn’t any hack job, either: it’s scored for three sopranos, one mezzo-soprano, three baritones, and one tenor, along with piano and chamber orchestra. The show premiers at the BU Concert Hall on Tuesday the 13th; tickets are available for those in the Boston area.