Indianapolis Opera Ensemble

 

 

Indianapolis Opera’s resident company travels throughout Indiana and neighboring states with a variety of entertaining and educational programs for children and adults.  The Ensemble reaches more than 40,000 students each year with fully staged children’s operas, performances of opera scenes, and interactive residencies.

 

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2009 Season

 

 

Download the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble's 2009 season brochure. (PDF format)

 

 

Fumbelina  NEW!

Music by Gilbert & Sullivan
Story adapted by Denise Page Caraher

Poor, clumsy Fumbelina.  She doesn’t do well in sports, in cooking class, in school—in anything, so it seems.  Set to the frolicking music of Gilbert & Sullivan, Fumbelina’s adventures abound with mishaps and lots of memorable characters such as the charming rodent, Mr. Mole.  When she finally performs an unselfish act of kindness, Fumbelina realizes that doing something for others is more satisfying than doing something for herself.  In the act of truly helping someone else, she no longer worries about what people think of her.  We all have that something special inside of us, and when we discover and use it for others, we soar!

 

Cost:  from $450*
Grades:  K-5
Length:  45 minutes

 

 

Opera à la Carte
The Ensemble members will take you on a magical journey through some of the world's greatest operas with this program of arias, duets, and scenes—many with audience participation.  After the performance, the artists will answer questions about singing and their careers in opera.

 

Cost:  from $450*
Grades:  6-12
Length:  variable—up to one hour

 

Schools booking Fumbelina or Opera à la Carte before June 1 will receive a $20 discount.

 

 

Residency: The Pirates of Penzance

Gilbert & Sullivan’s ever-popular The Pirates of Penzance is the focus of our 2009 multidisciplinary residency program.  A curriculum packet provided to the school enables students to explore British arts and culture while they build sets, props, and costumes and decorate the school for their own production.  The performance features our Ensemble singers as the leads, with students in secondary roles and as the chorus.

 

Cost: from $2,500*
Grades: 3-8

 

The Indianapolis Opera Ensemble in Concert
A concert by the Ensemble in your local community arts center or other venue is the perfect complement to a school tour.  A discussion on careers in opera is an optional addition.

Cost: from $600*

 

 

Programs are available from January 11 to May 10, 2009.  To schedule your performance, call (317) 283-3531 or email pattyh@indyopera.org.

 

*Travel cost is added to performances outside Marion County.

 

 

 

	The 2009 Indianapolis Opera Ensemble is generously sponsored by:
	Duke Energy	Indiana Arts Commission
	Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis	National Endowment for the Arts