A.J. Fletcher Institute Touring Production

Piedmont Opera and the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute are proud to continue their partnership for the 2009 - 2010 season with the touring production of

Jack and the Beanstalk

An operatic version of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk based on scenes from the operattas by Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Synopsis 
Living in poverty with his mother, Jack sells the family cow to a mysterious dustman for a handful of beans.  When he returns home and shows his mom the scrawny beans, she throws them out a window in despair.  The beans, of course, take root and in the moonlight a magical stalk grows to the sky.  Discovering the beanstalk and climbing it, as any boy hero would, Jack finds himself in the castle of a very large oaf and his kindly, but haggard, wife.  Learning that this giant has taken his father's golden hen, Jack, with the help of the giant's wife, stealthily takes it back.  The Giant, in pursuit of Jack, receives a bump on the head after falling from the beanstalk, causing him to forget he's supposed to be "bad".  Realizing all the trouble he's caused, the Giant resolves to behave well, agreeing that consideration for others requires people large and small to treat other people as they want to be treated. 

What You Need To Know

• Duration: 50 minutes plus a 10 minute question and answer session.
• Age Group: 3rd — 5th Grade
• Room Requirement: All Purpose Room, gymnasium or auditorium
• Equipment: Microphone with stand and a tuned piano (no keyboards please!)
• Performers: 4 Singers and 1 Pianist
• Student Participation: There are songs that the audience will participate in.  Materials will be sent to the school in advance for the music teacher.  The songs will be reviewed in the pre-show segment of the opera.
• Cost: ONLY $100 per performance per school (maximum of 350 student per performance please!)

What to Expect
We will be performing a 50-minute opera sung in English for your school’s 3rd – 5th grade students. An entertaining plot and the show is an excellent introduction to opera. Our show requires attentive silence from the audience but it is also interactive. We will be singing with a pianist, not an orchestra. You and your students will be invited to ask questions at the end of the performance. Once you book a performance, classroom materials will be sent directly to you at the school.

• Dates are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be scheduled at least 2 weeks prior to the performance.
• Performances may occur between 9:00 AM and Noon.
• Only 31 performances will be available during the 2010-2011 School Year.
• To schedule a performance, please contact:
  Piedmont Opera Box Office
  235 N. Cherry Street, Suite 100
  Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  336-725-7101 extension 100 Office
  336-725-7131 Fax
  info@piedmontopera.org
  Checks may be made payable to: Piedmont Opera

This years available dates:
2010 Dates
Tuesday, September 14
Thursday, September 16
Tuesday, September 21
Thursday, September 23
Tuesday, September 28
Thursday, September 30
Tuesday, October 5
Thursday, October 7
Tuesday, October 12
Thursday, October 14
Tuesday, October 19
Thursday, October 21
Tuesday, October 26
Tuesday, November 4
Tuesday, November 9

2011 Dates
Thursday, February 10
Tuesday, February 15
Thursday, February 17*
Tuesday, February 22
Thursday, February 24
Tuesday, March 22
Thursday, March 24
Tuesday, March 29
Thursday, March 31
Tuesday, April 5
Thursday, April 7
Tuesday, April 12
Thursday, April 14
Tuesday, April 19
Thursday, April 21
*Only Local Shows