They walked on, thinking of This and That, and by-and-by they came to an enchanted place on the very top of the Forest called Galleons Lap . . . Sitting there they could see the whole world spread out until it reached the sky, and whatever there was all the world over was with them in Galleons Lap. -A.A. Milne, The House At Pooh Corner
The nerdlings and I were given tickets to see an Instant Opera at the Theater in the Woods at Wolf Trap yesterday (thanks Ngoc!). It was a fantastic introduction to opera for the kids. I suppose the best way to describe it is opera mad-libs. The performers, a very talented group of young men and women, wrote down the children's suggestions for places, people, and Things To Do, and once they assigned roles, performed the mini opera with hilarious results. Our production: Monkey Vampire (Sad Ending Version). Synopsis: Once upon a time in Bikini Bottom, a fariy & a dog were playing Candyland. Along came a witch and Spongebob and they ate Krabby Patties. Fin. Also interspersed in the show were arias from each of the performers - the children had picked between two for each artist.
I'd recommend to anyone in the NoVa area to check it out. It's quite amusing. And of course, there are plenty of places to have a picnic after the show.
Reports on more Summer Adventures™ to come . . .
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