The Child's Frightful Fantasy - a children's opera
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A mobile opera for children and the young-at-heart, presented with dance, puppets, and sing-a-long!
Backers: 32
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49
Funded: $1,576 of $1,500
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 15th (30 days)
Project By: Ping & Woof Opera
Backers: 32
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49
Funded: $1,576 of $1,500
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 15th (30 days)
Project By: Ping & Woof Opera
$1,576
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 15 @ 15:07 -0400 GMT
105%
of goal
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Latest News
Meet the Team: The Director 
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Director Hayley Glickfeld Bielman How did this project get started? Why this opera?Jocelyn Thomas of Ping & Woof and I had a great time working together on Stabat Mater earlier this year, so we wanted to team up for a second project. This... (Read More)
Meet the Team: The Child!
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The Child in this opera will be played by the adorable mezzo-soprano Lindsey Rae Johnson. Praised for her passion, artistry, and commanding stage presence, soprano Lindsey Rae Johnson has performed throughout the United States and Europe and been a... (Read More)
Meet the Team: Musical Arranger
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Kevin Elmore re-worked the chorus sections of this opera so that the audience can join in on the fun! He first worked with Necessity Arts Collective in 2014 as composer for The Just-So Stories. Born in 1971, Kevin Elmore grew up breathing the... (Read More)
Shopping spree!
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We have raised enough to pay for costumes, so we made our first shopping run! Princess wig, Mr. Arithmetic robe, fire gloves, puppeteer gloves, Pilot jacket, and remote control car (to be converted into a nightstand) (Read More)
Reward of the Day: $25 - album by pianist Simon Bielman!
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Iconoclassic At the $25 donation level and above, we will thank you with a digital copy of pianist Simon Bielman's Iconoclassic, which features music of Ravel, Chopin and original works. New today, we also have hard copies of CDs... (Read More)
Reward of the Day: $100 - photography by Dhal Glad!
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
If you donate at the $100 level or above, we will thank you with two 8 x 10 photographs of the show, taken by our talented photographer Dhal Glad. Check out his work and learn more about him below. Dress rehearsal photo of P&W and NAC's Stabat... (Read More)
Meet the Team: The Translator
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
When Ping & Woof Opera and Necessity Arts Collective started working on this The Child's Frightful Fantasy, it quickly became apparent that the commonly used English translation of the original French libretto needed a bit of freshening up. The... (Read More)
Meet the Team: The Tenor
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Ping & Woof Opera and Necessity Arts Collective are delighted to introduce tenor Ray Jackson in his operatic debut! He will sing the parts of the Frog, the fiesty British Teapot, disgruntled Mr. Arithmetic, and the Pilot - and operate puppets... (Read More)
Meet the Team: The Puppet Builder
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Ping & Woof Opera and Necessity Arts Collective are thrilled to collaborate with Jason Ropp of Dragon Theater Puppets for this show! Jason Ropp of Dragon Theater Puppets A little bit about Jason and Dragon Theater Puppets:Founded in 1995 by... (Read More)
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