UNM, Santa Fe Opera organizes summer camp for children
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SANTA FE, N.M. – This year, the Santa Fe Opera is teaming up with the UNM Music Prep School for a unique summer camp.
“We tend to have come to have kids come out of this camp and be able to say, down the line, hey, I sang opera, I created an opera, I created an ostinato,” co-director Charles Gamble said.
Over the course of a week, a group of students – in third through sixth grade – will work with professionals to write and perform their own, original opera.
Gamble says it could be a single, 10-minute story or a series of operatic sketches. Students will decide the plot, characters, music, set design and everything else it takes to put a show together.
"It’s gonna go fast, you know, but that’s the that’s our mission,” he says.
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Gamble says students do not need any music, theater or writing experience because that’s not the point.
"It’s really going to be focused on creating a safe, supportive space for students to not only create but create collaboratively," he said.
The opera is offering two different sessions this summer:
- June 6-10, Santa Fe
- June 13-17, Albuquerque
Opera representatives say there are up to 20 spots in each session that parents can register their kids for online.