La traviata - week 7

Welcome to Opera-Online!

Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online!
Many of you attended the final dress rehearsal of La traviata on Wednesday, May 5th . We hope you all enjoyed the experience!

If you saw La traviata as part of Sounds of Learning, don't forget to leave your student reviews here. Please leave your first name, school and grade in order to have your review published!

YouTube Clip of the Week

With the 2010-2011 season just around the corner , the Opera at the Academy Series features three highly theatrical operas in our grand scale home; Verdi's Otello, Gounod's Romeo & Juliet and Puccini's Tosca.

If you're a teacher interested in bringing your students to the opera next season, click here to register for the 2010-2011 Sounds of Learning Season today!

Our YouTube clip is the Brindisi from Otello featuring Carlos Alvarez and Stephen Costello who will be singing the title role in Romeo & Juliet next February!

Web Site of the Week

Costume designer Richard St. Clair based Flora's (Allison Sanders) party scene dress on jazz and blues singer Bessie Smith's style from the 1920's. Find out more about Bessie by visiting this website.

If you're new to opera or if you've been to other Opera Company of Philadelphia performances, check out the Opera Company of Philadelphia YouTube site to see videos of past productions and more!

Opera on the Air

On Saturday May 8th at 1pm WRTI radio will broadcast the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Alban Bergs’ opera Lulu conducted by Fabio Luisi. The cast includes Marlis Petersen as Lulu, Anne Sofie von Otter as Countess Geschwitz, Gary Lehman as Alwa, Michael Schade as the painter, Bradley Garvin as the Animal trainer, James Morris as Dr.Schön and Gwynne Howell as Schigolch.

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 time …

Comments

Carmen Blog

WRITE A REVIEW: Having had the opportunity to see Carmen at Opera Philadelphia, tell us what you thought. Be as detailed in your response as possible. Consider using "Wring a Review of the Opera" found of p.51 of your student guide to help organize your thoughts. We will accept all reviews, positive or negative! We simply ask that you thoroughly defend your opinion. In your response consider commenting on the story, the sets, the characters, the music, and more. With both options we ask that you include your: FIRST NAME: SCHOOL: GRADE: You never know, if your blog entry is well written, we may just have to put it on Opera Philadelphia's official blog page. We look forward reading your entry! Happy writing. ...

Tosca Student Reviews

Students in the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Sounds of Learning program saw the final dress rehearsal of Puccini's Tosca on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Academy of Music. Now that you've studied the opera and seen it, what were your impressions? Tell us what you think and post your reviews here! Did you like the opera? Why or why not? Which was your favorite character and why? Did you like the costumes and sets? Who was your favorite singer? Which singer had the best and most im pressive singing voice? Your review should be at least 50 words or more. Please include your first name, school and grade in your post. Don't forget to support your opinion! Click here if you want to learn more about these operas, the singers in the production, and more! Messag e from the Production Staff: We want to thank all participating schools for their wonderful behavior during the dress rehearsal! You were the best Co-Producers the Opera Company of Philadelphia has ever seen! A...

Otello Student Reviews

Students in the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Sounds of Learning program saw the final dress rehearsal of Verdi's Otello on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Academy of Music. Inspired by Shakespeare, Otello tells the story of a slave who overcomes great obstacles to become a noble general, but is then driven to unspeakable jealousy by a scheming, envious officer in his army. Passion, political intrigue and a fatal flaw are at the center of this intense musical drama that stands at the pinnacle of grand opera experiences. Now that you've studied the opera and seen it, what were your impressions? Tell us what you think and post your reviews here! Did you like the opera and why? Which was your favorite character and why? Did you like the costumes and sets? What did you think of Mark Delavan, who sang Iago from a wheelchair? Who had the best and most impressive singing voice? Your review should be at least 50 words or more. Please include your first name, school and ...

Sounds of Learning

Search This Blog