Join Lead Teaching Artist, Omar Cruz, in this two-part online workshop of The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell – an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. 

David Connolly, Guest Artist

The Fairy Queen is a story of myth, secrecy, love, and mystery! This opera, first performed in 1692 (over 300 years ago!), is commonly considered a “semi-opera” or play/opera hybrid because it includes not only operatic numbers, but musical numbers and speaking scenes as well.

In this week’s session we explore Creating Characters with Guest Artist David Connolly, a professional Shakespearean actor, who will use text from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to lead us on an exploration of Character Creations and how actors bring them to life on stage!

About Opera Starts with Oh!

Opera Starts with Oh! is a series of educational lessons created by Opera Lafayette to introduce young audiences to the magic of opera! Led by teaching artist Omar Cruz and a new guest artist for every unit, Opera Starts with Oh! is perfect for families with children pre-k and up. More about the program here.

Register for the session below - based on a pay-what-you-can model!