A core mission of Indianapolis Opera is to provide educational opportunities for students of all ages. Each year, the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program reaches 30,000 children and adults statewide each year, with additional performances in neighboring states. Our programs work to promote an enduring appreciation of opera and to create audiences for the future. We are committed to higher levels of learning and programming that foster cross-curriculum connections while fulfilling Indiana Core Curriculum Standards. Our educational partners are instrumental in bringing the power and passion of opera to thousands of students across the state.
woolston@indyopera.org
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The Indianapolis Opera has provided this wonderful story to share with your students. This opera is an incredible opportunity to share the opera with grade school children and showcase how stories can be told through music and theater.
“The Tails of Cats and Mice” is an opera for young audiences based on stories from “Aesop’s Fables” set to music by famous opera composers.
A Country Mouse has plans to see her cousin in the city, and needs help putting her suitcase together. Perhaps you can help her out. As soon as she’s ready, a Lion is waiting outside her door with a predicament: he has a thorn in his paw and needs help. Will she be brave enough to help him?
Meanwhile, in the city, the City Mouse has problems of his own thanks to a Cat that won’t leave him alone. Perhaps he has an ingenious solution to his feline friend, but it will take a lot of bravery to pull it off.
This version of “The Tails of Cats and Mice” was based on a staged version that was sent out all over the state of Indiana as part of the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program. Due to school closures caused by coronavirus, we devised this new version for your own home enjoyment. However, the original opera features a choice system that allows the audience to decide how the story goes mid-way.
Cast: Janese Pentico – Country Mouse Alexander Henderson – Lion Felipe Prado – City Mouse Laura Zahn – Cat
Staff: Stage Director – Matt Cooksey Musical Coach and Pianist – Andrew Pham
Rachelle Woolston
317-283-3531
woolston@indyopera.org
Any date (available online)
Any time (available online)
The comfort of your own home (available online)
The comfort of your own home (available online)
Free