This season, the Ogden Opera Guild had the pleasure of presenting free tickets to a dress rehearsal of an opera to Bonneville High School, Youth Impact and Mount Ogden Junior High School. Along with student tickets, adult tickets were provided for chaperones and the Guild offers to pay for any buses needed to transport the students to the Capitol Theater.
Here are some comments from letters received from students – unedited…..
These schools attended “Rigoletto”.
From Youth Impact…
“I thought the opera was the best show I have ever seen…..the Capitol Theater was very nice looking….I would love to come back and watch more operas because the actors were great along with the orchestra…Once again, Thank you!” Alexis D.
“……and the thing I liked the most was that it was in the whole thing I liked there language that they were speaking in that’s why I liked it and I would really like to go again. Love, Alysia R. I really love the opera and thanks for inviting me to the opera it was really cool.”
“I loved the opera I love the way of the story went thing I loved most was the theater I loved theband….I wish I could go here again someday. Love, Hope M.”
“I loved the Rigoletto opera that you invited Youth Impact to. I want to thank you for inviting us. I enjoyed it. The scenes they were very impressing the brick house and it was very cool to watch 3rd row seat to the front of the theater. Sincerely, McKensie B.”
And from one of the Youth Impact adult chaperones”:…..Personally I really enjoyed the opera and would love to go to another one….once again I would like to thank you and on behalf of Youth Impact for inviting us. We would enjoy going again. Sincerely……”
Letters from Bonneville High School – 50 choir students and 8 adults attended Rigoletto. Here again are a few snippets in their own words:
“Thank you so much for letting us come to the Opera! It was such an amazing experience for all of my friends and I. I really enjoyed myself and was so impressed with Rigoletto and all of the amazing talent it had….” McKahl K.
“Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to go to the opera. Rigoletto was my first opera and I was questioning a little if I would enjoy it. But I had a very good time. The music was incredible and the singers were unbelievable. I have a new-found appreciation for opera. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Rachel B”
” I would like to thank you for letting us come experience the Opera! I really enjoyed it. The whole performance was really good and it got me excited to pursue this career. Jared J”
“….thank you so much for giving us the chance to go to the opera. This was the very first opera I’ve ever been to and it wasn’t bad. I really liked it….thank you again for the great experience and opening up that wonderful talent to me. I’ve been listening to opera music a litle bit more for entertainment now that I’ve heard and experienced it. Thank you. Sincerely, Gatlin C.”
And a note from the Director of Choirs: “Thank you for selecting our school to attend the opera. We appreciate your willingness to pay for our tickets and buses. It was a treat for many of my students and several have never seen opera “live” on stage. You are providing a wonderful service and educational opportunity for our students. Thanks again! Mishy K”
To our many supporters and Guild patrons….your generous donations help us to provide these educational opportunities for the next generation of potential opera lovers.
….It is a joy to be part of an organization which helps our educators work toward their goals of excellance by providing for their students the experience of a wonderful opera produced in a magnificient setting by one of the nation’s finest opera companies!
Sincerely, Suzy Patterson, Education Chair
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