Open only to Magpi Members
MAGPI is excited to announce a special opportunity for your middle and high school students with the Opera Company of Philadelphia. On Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST, your students will have an opportunity to explore Puccini’s Turandot with OCP Education Director Michael Bolton, and baritone Eric Green, who sings the role of Ping, the Grand Chancellor. Although this videoconference event is open to all MAGPI members, those schools/students participating from the Greater Philadelphia Area will be invited to come to the Academy of Music to watch the final dress rehearsal of Turandot on February 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. - - free of charge.
To participate, your school must be a MAGPI member and have H.323 videoconferencing equipment.
Participating teachers will receive OCP’s award winning Sounds of Learning Educational Materials for Turandot, free of charge, from OCP to help prepare students for this videoconference event. Don’t worry – we’ll get them out to you as soon as you register!
Here’s what to expect during this program:
12:45 p.m.: Site Connections/Audio and Video Testing
1:00 p.m.: Welcome from OCP (Michael Bolton)
1:05 p.m.: School Introductions
Student representatives from each school will introduce school, including the name of the school, name of the teacher, subject being studied in this class. Telling us your school mascot is optional J).
1:10 p.m.: Student Synopsis of Turandot
All schools should prepare a 1 minute synopsis of the opera. During this time, OCP will select a random school to share their synopsis. If students from other schools wish to add detail, or mention their favorite spot in the opera, they are welcome to.
1:15 p.m.: Meet baritone Eric Green
During this time, your students will have an opportunity to ‘interview’ Eric Green. Students should prepare questions ahead of time about his live, career, schooling, mentors, hobbies, favorite foods, etc. We will call on schools in alphabetical order to ask one question, and then we’ll move to the next school. Don’t worry - - we have PLENTY of time to repeat the rotation and will get to schools more than once!
1:45 p.m.: True or False Game
Now it’s time to test your students’ knowledge of Turandot! (All answers to these questions will have been discussed in the student preparation materials. Schools will be quizzed against each other to see who knows the most about Turandot. The winning school will get a free Turandot poster to hang in their classroom signed by the cast members.
2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up
REGISTRATION: Space in this program is limited to the first 8 schools that sign up and ALL schools must participate in a videoconference test on Tuesday, February 10th. To register, please visit:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/272823021. Only one registration PER SITE is required.
Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e:
hweisse@magpi.netp: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
**FREE**
