"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. PLEASE NOTE: the maximum set up time that can be selected on this database is 60 minutes, but it actually takes 2 1/2 hours to set up all the scenery. After the show, 60 minutes is adequate to clear the stage.
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 an online 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 .
