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"Little Red Riding Hood" is an exciting version of the classic tale, with opportunities for the audience to interact. This popular opera by Seymour Barab explores themes such as the importance of lis... Read more

"Little Red Riding Hood" is an exciting version of the classic tale, with opportunities for the audience to interact. This popular opera by Seymour Barab explores themes such as the importance of listening to your parents, and the consequences of making bad choices.

The program begins with a brief talk about opera - what opera is, and how we use music in opera to express ideas and emotions. During the talk, interactive elements of the show will be explained for the children to participate. All of the operas have a central theme which will be discussed during the Q&A session following the opera.

Lollipop Opera brings the excitement of live theater to children, exemplifying the culmination of arts that is opera. Each performance is fully staged, complete with beautiful sets and costumes.

Our goal is to expand the horizons of children through exposure to the arts. Children will see how opera is a true marriage of the arts, incorporating: 1.) gorgeous music, sung by professional singers; 2.) acting, featuring thoughtful characterizations of each persona; and 3.) visual arts, exemplified by our professional scenic design.

Through our question and answer sessions, children can learn how a touring company functions; how we design our sets to be portable, how the sets are constructed and changed, how long it takes to mount a production, and how original works are created.

The opera pre-show talk gives kids a basic understanding of opera and its history, teaching by example, and by comparisons to everyday activities and experiences with which they identify. The talk and the Q&A sessions are tailored to meet the common core criteria of each grade level.

All operas include a pdf booklet of classroom learning materials with activities and worksheets that tie into the selected opera (math pages, vocabulary exercises, coloring, crosswords and more).

Excerpts from our performances may be viewed on our website, http://www.buffa.org .

The opera plus the opening talk runs approximately ONE HOUR. If Q&A period after is desired, the school must allow ADDITIONAL time for that. Q&A can be as short or long as the school's schedule permit... Read more

The opera plus the opening talk runs approximately ONE HOUR. If Q&A period after is desired, the school must allow ADDITIONAL time for that. Q&A can be as short or long as the school's schedule permits. Recommended time allotment is one hour and 15 minutes. Please note, if you are under a time constraint, we MUST START ON TIME, meaning everyone must be seated and ready for the show by the scheduled start time. If we start late, the performance will run late. Set up for the opera takes 2 hours; please be sure the stage is clear and we are allowed access to the stage to set up at least 2 hours before the show. Please allow 90 minutes after the show is over for breaking down the set. This means the stage will be unavailable for other use during both set up and tear down time (as well as during the show).

A fully staged and costumed opera performance with live piano accompaniment, a pre-opera talk, post-opera chat session, and an online booklet of integrated learning materials suitable for classroom us... Read more

A fully staged and costumed opera performance with live piano accompaniment, a pre-opera talk, post-opera chat session, and an online booklet of integrated learning materials suitable for classroom use both prior to and after the production.

1. School must provide a full sized piano (88 keys) for the performance, reasonably in tune . 2. School must provide one working microphone for the talk sessions. 3. School is responsible for the spac... Read more

1. School must provide a full sized piano (88 keys) for the performance, reasonably in tune . 2. School must provide one working microphone for the talk sessions. 3. School is responsible for the space/set-up requirements listed below. 3. School must allow adequate time for the whole performance including the talk (see "Length of Program").

We will also need one working microphone and a full (88 key) piano.

**NOTE: If your auditorium stage is being used for storage, or other activities that require equipment (such as band equipment) to remain on your stage, then we regret to say that will not be able to do our show because there won't be room to set up our scenery. Our scenery truly takes up the whole stage. **

1. A performance space no less than 20" w x 18" deep, plus wing space. 2. An audience area, accessible from the stage (so we may interact with the audience) 3. A piano that is in tune 4. A microphone... Read more

1. A performance space no less than 20" w x 18" deep, plus wing space. 2. An audience area, accessible from the stage (so we may interact with the audience) 3. A piano that is in tune 4. A microphone for the talk sessions 5. Access to restrooms for the performers 6. An area offstage for quick costume changes 7. An area near the performance site to park for load-in 8. Enough time to load in & set up (at least 2 hours prior to show) 9. Enough time to pack up the sets after the show (no less than 90 minutes)

I CAN articulate how the retelling of the story in the opera was different from the version they know, noting specific details about the production. ... Read more

I CAN articulate how the retelling of the story in the opera was different from the version they know, noting specific details about the production.

I CAN ask and answer questions regarding opera production they have just seen.

I CAN give emotional responses to the opera including what part of the show was their favorite.

I CAN learn and be able to give specific examples of how ideas and emotions are expressed in opera through music as opposed to merely through text.

Students should read or have the teacher read to them a version of Little Red Riding Hood, so that the students may compare that version to the opera. Please be sure you have allotted enough time for... Read more

Students should read or have the teacher read to them a version of Little Red Riding Hood, so that the students may compare that version to the opera. Please be sure you have allotted enough time for the entire performance, including and Q&A period you would like to have following. Please make sure we are allowed enough time to set up the stage and to clear it afterward. This show takes 2 - 2/12 hours to set up.

**NOTE: If your auditorium stage is being used for storage, or other activities that require equipment (such as band equipment) to remain on your stage, then we regret to say that will not be able to do our show because there won't be room to set up our scenery. Our scenery truly takes up the whole stage, and there are safety issues if there isn't room.

**Please be sure there is a piano and microphone in the performance area for us, and that the stage is clear for us to set up.

**Kindly check before we arrive to be sure no one has set up the stage for a different event. If your stage area has other things on it ( e.g., set up for a band concert or other performance) please be so kind as to remove those items prior to our arrival so that we have adequate time to put up the scenery, otherwise we will not be able to do the show. We thank you kindly for your understanding.**