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16/05/19

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Mahogany Opera launches the Snappy Opera Festival

As I trav­el across the UK vis­it­ing pri­ma­ry schools I am bowled over by the enthu­si­asm and excite­ment that opera gen­er­ates among chil­dren, teach­ers and par­ents but I’m also shocked and frus­trat­ed by the lack of resources, time and con­fi­dence to deliv­er it. What we’ve learned since launch­ing the project in 2017 is that Snap­py Operas deliv­ers in a most holis­tic, com­pact and engag­ing way. Our dream at Mahogany is for every child to expe­ri­ence opera before they leave school; not just to fos­ter a life-long love of music and the­atre but because of the incal­cu­la­bly pos­i­tive affect opera has on enabling self-expres­sion, spark­ing the imag­i­na­tion, fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­i­ty, build­ing con­fi­dence, teach­ing empa­thy, open­ing up new lines of com­mu­ni­ca­tion between chil­dren, teach­ers and par­ents, con­nect­ing us to our emo­tions, improv­ing motor skills and coor­di­na­tion. In short, with­in opera lie the fun­da­men­tal build­ing blocks of human devel­op­ment and Snap­py Operas are the most won­der­ful learn­ing tools to access this.
Fred­er­ic Wake-Walker

Download the full press release here.