LTB 25: Snappy Operas Aberdeen
Music Hall
Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1QS
Snappy Operas is a Mahogany Opera programme presented by Aberdeen Performing Arts in partnership with Mahogany Opera.
Snappy Operas returns after its first Aberdeen outing as part of Light the Blue 2023. Join us for an evening of fun, colourful and bite-size contemporary operas performed by primary school pupils from across Aberdeen accompanied by a live band.
Snappy Operas is Mahogany Opera’s award-winning schools programme, making and performing new mini-operas with primary-aged children. Pupils are introduced to all the essential elements of opera – singing, acting and making – and work with a team of professional artists to stage their Snappy Opera in just five rehearsal sessions. Coming together to perform on the iconic Music Hall stage for the first time, this evening will be a joyous celebration of music, storytelling and youth voice.
This year’s Snappy Operas Aberdeen company will feature pupils from Skene Square, Muirfield and Cornhill Primary Schools.
Mahogany Opera is a leading commissioner and producer of new opera and music theatre. They work across the UK and internationally. Their vision of opera as an inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic artform informs their aim to stretch the boundaries of what opera can be and who it is for.
Mahogany’s ten-minute Snappy Operas have been developed with and performed by primary school children alongside professional artists. The Snappy Opera programme delivers in-school activity, teacher training and public performances in communities across the UK and internationally.
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Free event but with option to donate to future youth arts activity
Light the Blue is our multi-artform festival for and by young people returning 1st – 15th June 2025 with a programme of theatre, music, dance, film, visual arts and more taking place across Aberdeen city.
With over 25 events across 15 days, this year’s festival invites artists and audiences to step into the unknown – with stories being told in new and exciting ways on our stages as well as unusual indoor and outdoor locations.
Light the Blue offers something for everyone – whether you’re a young person, a family or interested in seeing work in the early stages of development. Join us in June for an unmissable fortnight of creativity, conversation and connection.
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Dates & Booking
Jun. 05, 2025 7:00pm
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