Welcome to the exciting world of opera and more especially to the magical combination of opera and children. Children are the most natural performers in the world and it only takes two words to get them started: "Let's pretend…!" Opera is an art form in and of itself, but it is also an amalgamation of many art forms as it includes vocal and instrumental music, dance, acting, sets, costumes, make-up, and sometimes fencing, gymnastics and mime. I have been involved in opera as either a singer, a stage director or a conductor for over thirty years; for me, the operatic medium offers the ultimate form in which to express the depth of human emotions. It is my hope that this website will help spark a passion in all who visit it for this "best of all possible" art forms.

Ann Cooper Gay
Artistic Director