Opera-Online! Week 9

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Welcome to Opera Online! This week we're still looking at Ravel's enchanted L'enfant et les sortilèges.

Youtube Clip of the Week

Have you ever been intimidated by word problems in your math class? Well, the Child in L'enfant et les sortilèges is definitely intimidated by them! In this clip, Mr. Arithmetic comes to life and starts shouting silly word problems that don't make any sense. It's a bit like a mini-nightmare for the Child. You can follow along with the text on page 20 of the workbook where you'll find the costume design for Arithmetic in the our production.

This video comes from a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival in England and was filmed in 1987. How many years ago was that? This production uses animations, just like the Opera Company's production will.

Web Site of the Week

Our Web Site of the Week visit's the Maurice Ravel official homepage. While he died in 1937, this web site is run by Ravel enthusiast John Spiers. The site reviews Ravel's life, works, friends and family, and much, much more.

You're Invited!
If you are able, please join us for A Taste of Opera, a free event that will help you get ready for L'enfant et les sortilèges and Gianni Schicchi. The event is held on April 19, 2009, from 2:00-3:00 PM at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 118 N. Broad Street in Philadelphia. It is free and open to the public! We'll preview both L'enfant et les sortilèges and Gianni Schicchi with live music and fun comments, too. Plus, you get to look at all of the famous art work at the museum for free, too! If you'd like to attend, please email us at outreach@operaphila.org with your name, number of people attending, and your address and phone number.

Don't forget to invite your friends to sign up to receive these alerts by emailing their name, school, and age to us at outreach@operaphila.org.

Until next week...

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