The children repeated their performance of Carmen at Lansing’s Wharton Center for the Performing Arts. The DOYC (formerly MOTCC) has sung in the ballet The Nutcracker at both the Detroit Opera House and the Fox Theatre and the main stage productions for Michigan Opera Theatre’s Carmen, Tosca, La Boh ème, The Magic Flute, and Carmina Burana. All of the DOYC opera performances include a student dress rehearsal during the weekday making it possible for schools to attend, averaging more than 1500 students per dress rehearsal. In March, 2014 Hans Krása’s Brundibár was presented with Ela Stein Weissberger, a Holocaust survivor and original cast member who participated in the production. Past performances have included the Detroit premiere of Seymour Barab’s The Maker of Illusions, the Detroit premiere of Cary John Franklin’s The Very Last Green Thing, Malcolm Williamson’s The Happy Prince and Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Since 2007, the DOYC presents an annual winter concert in December and produces its own fully staged children’s opera every spring. The DOYC performs as a separate ensemble as well as with international opera stars in Detroit Opera main stage productions. The Principal Chorus, ages 10-16, is directed by Assistant Director Dianna Hochella and the Preparatory Chorus, ages 8-11, is directed by Jane Panikkar. The Detroit Opera Youth Chorus (DOYC), led by Detroit Opera Chorus Master Suzanne Mallare Acton, is a permanent children’s ensemble for metropolitan Detroit youth interested in vocal musical theatrical art. HISTORY OF THE DETROIT OPERA YOUTH CHORUS (FORMERLY MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN’S CHORUS) In keeping with its role as a major cultural resource to the entire community, Detroit Opera will offer these unique learning opportunities to a diverse group of students from varied economic, cultural and social backgrounds. Offering a curriculum that embraces diverse cultures and traditions and a rich and extensive range of musical genres, the program will seek to instill personal and artistic excellence in its students. This instruction will foster their creativity, personal expression and social growth. The mission of the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus is to provide exceptional choral music and theatrical performance instruction in a professional environment to young people.
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