Opera in the Schools Outreach Program       

 

Coordinator: Jennifer Seiger

Assistant: Joel Adams

Directors:  Wayne Wyman, Joel Adams

Pianist:  June Burbage

 

 Capital Opera’s Opera in the Schools outreach program is in its most ambitious third year of operation, having begun with an “Arts in Education” grant from United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County in the 2005-2006 Season.  This season, for the first time, Capital Opera is a member of the Artists Roster of United Arts, and is represented in their annual catalog of performing groups and performances for schools.  United Arts provides partial funding for these performances when they are selected by a school for cultural enrichment.  Each year, Capital Opera’s outreach has gained momentum, culminating in a record 27 performances this season with three operas: Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel;, Bizet’s, Doctor Miracle; and Verdi,’s, La Traviata.  Special English translations were used in the Hansel and Gretel and Doctor Miracle performances.  The performance of La Traviata was sung in the original Italian and occurred during the rehearsal period for the main-stage production in Fletcher Opera Theater in October, 2007.

 

 2007-2008 Season

 

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck  (1854 – 1921)

 

Performers:

 

Gretel                                                  Hansel                                     Mother                           

Thea Tullman                                       Sandra Cotton                         Jennifer Gaspar   

Ariel Reed                                           Shannon French                       Jennifer Seiger    

Elena DeAngelis

 

Father                                                  Witch

Jeff Carlson                                          Risa Poniros

Greg Honeycutt                                    Jennifer Seiger

 

School Performances

Cathedral School                                 1 performance                         Jan. 16, 2008

Cedar Fork Elementary                        2 performances                        Nov. 16, 2007

Dillard Drive Elementary                       2 performances                        Nov. 27, 2007

Fuller Elementary                                 1 performance                         Mar. 7, 2008

Jeffrey’s Grove Elementary                  2 performances                        Nov. 6, 2007              

Lacy Elementary                                  2 performances                        Feb. 26, 2008

Lynn Road Elementary                         1 performance                         Feb. 12, 2008

Middle Creek Elementary                    2 performances                        Mar. 26, 2008

Morrisville Elementary                         2 performances                        Feb. 22, 2008

Northwoods Elementary                      2 performances                        Mar. 19, 2008

Timber Drive Elementary                     2 performances                        Feb. 14, 2008

Underwood Elementary                       1 performance                         Nov. 9, 2007

Vance Elementary                                1 performance                         Mar. 10. 2008

Wake Tech Community College           1 performance                         Apr.  TBA

 

Doctor Miracle by Georges Bizet (1838-75) 

 

Performers:

Laurette                       Counselor                    Veronique                   Silvio

Nicolle Alexandre       John Cashwell             Jennifer Gaspar           Steven Lumpkin

 

School  Performances

Raleigh Charter High School              2 performances                        Feb. 1, 2008

Raleigh Charter High School              2 performances                        Feb. 8, 2008

            (These 4 performances at Raleigh Little Theater.)

 

La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

 

2007 performers:

Violetta                                               Alfredo                                   Germont

Lori Lind                                             Daniel Stein                            Krassen Karagiozov

 

School Performance

Franklin Academy                              1 performance                         Oct. 2007