Opera Storybook Hour
Parents, educators, and opera lovers! We’re delighted to share our virtual Opera Storybook Hour with you. Follow along as we read an opera-themed storybook followed by a special performance. Enjoy a study guide with fun activities for the kids with each episode!
Elena’s Serenade
In Elena's Serenade, young Elena journeys to Monterrey, Mexico to prove that girls CAN be glassblowers. Stick around for a performance of “El café de Chinitas” with mezzo-soprano Brenda Iglesias, complete with castanets!
Westward Ho, Carlotta!
Yeehaw, it's Opera Storybook Hour! Today's story is Westward Ho, Carlotta!, which follows an opera-singing cowgirl's adventure in the Wild West. Afterwards, soprano Victoria Okafor performs Cleopatra's aria "Non disperar, chi sà?" ("Don't despair, who knows?") from Handel's Giulio Cesare.
The Dog Who Sang at the Opera
In The Dog Who Sang at the Opera, a dog named Pasha gets her chance to shine as an opera supernumerary. Afterwards, enjoy a song that Pasha could have heard on her adventure: “Bella siccome un angelo” ("Beautiful as an angel") from Don Pasquale Check out the study guide for step-by-step instructions for creating your own opera dog mask!
Bantam of the Opera
Luigi the rooster wins fame and fortune when the star of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company and his understudy both come down with chicken pox on the same night. Stick around for a performance of the recognizable "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto!
The Magic Flute
Follow Prince Tamino’s enchanting journey to save Princess Pamina from her evil mother in The Magic Flute! Stick around for a lively performance "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” ("I am the birdcatcher") from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute, performed by baritone Junbo Zhou.
Opera Cat
Madam SoSo is an opera singer who lives in Italy. One day, she discovers that she has laryngitis and cannot sing! Luckily for her, Alma, the opera-loving cat, has a special talent that just might save the day.
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