What is the Doppel opera all ABOUT?
Our school, Hillhurst School, is participating in the “Let’s Create an Opera” program in collaboration with Calgary Opera. We have help from Librettist Aaron Coates, Composer, John Abram, and Choreographer Claire Bolton.
We are creating a 'full-school' Opera, which means Kids grades k-6 are working together in this school-wide project for many months until it is ready to perform on April 28th and 29th!
The Opera itself is called 'Doppel'. It is focused on a theme of "inclusion". Doppel is an actual place, a city, where two kids travel to. They are Nick and Laura, who are disrespectful to anyone but their friends. Nick and Laura find themselves falling down a well where they discover a new city, underground, called Doppel. In Doppel, everything has a double, including the citizens. Solos, like Nick and Laura are put in jail and they find themselves as fugitives.
Our Doppel Opera is full of adventure, fun and excitement and we are excited about showing it!
We are creating a 'full-school' Opera, which means Kids grades k-6 are working together in this school-wide project for many months until it is ready to perform on April 28th and 29th!
The Opera itself is called 'Doppel'. It is focused on a theme of "inclusion". Doppel is an actual place, a city, where two kids travel to. They are Nick and Laura, who are disrespectful to anyone but their friends. Nick and Laura find themselves falling down a well where they discover a new city, underground, called Doppel. In Doppel, everything has a double, including the citizens. Solos, like Nick and Laura are put in jail and they find themselves as fugitives.
Our Doppel Opera is full of adventure, fun and excitement and we are excited about showing it!
SUMMARY OF THE WEBSITE AND OPERA CREATION PROCESS!
All the students in the school work in specific groups that are called "Opera Groups". These groups range from prop creation, set design and painting, costumes and makeup, documentation, and creating merchandise to sell before and after the Opera. Groups include the students who are the actors and instrumentalists in the Opera production as well. Students have been working since the Fall creating and documenting the entire opera production.
This website was made William Kingsley in collaboration with all the students who are part of the school's documentation group. There are many groups in the school who are working together to create, shape and practice all the parts of the Opera. We have photos and videos of all the groups that are mentioned above, so click on the side menu to learn more! You can also click HERE to watch the overview trailer beginning the Opera creation process.
This website was made William Kingsley in collaboration with all the students who are part of the school's documentation group. There are many groups in the school who are working together to create, shape and practice all the parts of the Opera. We have photos and videos of all the groups that are mentioned above, so click on the side menu to learn more! You can also click HERE to watch the overview trailer beginning the Opera creation process.