Opera for the Young

A fun moment from our Spring Concertina: Megan Brunning performs "La Chanson d'Olympia" from Jacques Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann.

In this aria, the mechanical doll Olympia sings "Tout ce qui chante et résonne / Et soupire, tour à tour / Emeut son cœur qui frissonne d'amour!" ("All that sings and sounds / And sighs in turn / Moves her heart which trembles with love"). But while Olympia's heart may be moved, her gears seize up and malfunction, requiring her creator, the scientist Spalanzani (or, in this case, OFTY General Director Saira Frank) to intervene and wind her back up.

Thanks to Stephan & Brady for providing the wonderful space for our Spring Concertina!