Not just for summer anymore! In this “interactive blast into opera”, kids join The Dallas Opera education team for new and exciting online episodes of TDO’s much-loved Kids Opera Boot CampTM summer program. Each of the five episodes is designed to show students what it takes to create opera through an engaging combination of hands-on activities, fun facts, and laugh-out-loud characters. The program concludes with a performance of The Bremen Town Musicians—a screen adaptation of John Davies’ delightful children’s opera about the value of teamwork. Designed for grades K-6.
MUSIC: Jacques Offenbach, Giachino Rossini, Giacomo Donizetti, Arthur Sullivan, and Giuseppe Verdi.
STORY ADAPTATION: John Davies.
SCREEN ADAPTATION: Mary Dibbern and Ryan Lescalleet.
Welcome to Kids Opera Boot Camp! Find out what it takes to make an opera and hear the story of THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS.
Music is always fun! See what it’s like to learn music like an opera singer and learn some of the music from The Bremen Town Musicians.
Every story needs a setting! Create your own set design and learn more about what happens on stage during an opera.
Opera needs everyone! Learn more about performing opera and get moving with some of the steps from The Bremen Town Musicians.
It’s time for opera! TDO Kids Opera Boot Camp is all about opera. See it all come together and enjoy the performance of The Bremen Town Musicians.
