Schmidt Opera Outreach Program (SOOP)
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Under the direction of Dr. Everett McCorvey, in 2003 the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and the Lexington Opera Society established an opera outreach and education program. Since 2007, under the new sponsorship of the William E. Schmidt Foundation, the arts have now become accessible to the children of Kentucky through the Schmidt Opera Outreach Program (SOOP). Using fairy tales, children's stories, and American history, along with the music of Mozart, Rossini, Offenbach, Rodriquez and Malcolm Fox, SOOP has introduced more than 100,000 Kentucky students in more than 270 schools and 67 counties to the fundamental components, basic terminology and the glorious melodies of opera and traditional American music.
At the official Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in Hodgenville, KY, SOOP premiered A Shirt Tail Boy Named Abe, an original children's opera commissioned by the Lexington Opera Society and written by James W. Rodgers and Jay Flippin. SOOP is currently performing this opera in the Commonwealth.
In the spring and fall of 2010, SOOP presented Get Stuffed--a lively and humorous children's opera about nutrition, featuring singing fruits and vegetables!
For more information about SOOP or to book or sponsor a performance, contact Marc Schlackman at 859.257.9331.
SOOP Photos
Schools Where SOOP Has Performed
Anderson County:
Emma B Ward Elementary
Bath County:
Crossroads Elementary
Owingsville Elementary
Boone County:
New Haven Elementary
Erpenbeck Elementary
Mann Elementary
Stephens Elementary
Longbranch Elementary
Burlington Elementary
Bourbon County:
Cane Ridge Elementary
North Middletown Elementary
Boyd County:
Cattlesburg Elementary
Hager Elementary
Crabbe Elementary
Bullitt County:
Mt. Washington Elementary
Caldwell County:
UK Research and Ed Center
Campbell County:
Silver Grove School
Carlisle County:
Carlisle County Elementary
Christian County:
Pennyroyal Arts Council
Clark County:
Leeds Theater
Central Elementary
Cumberland County:
Cumberland County Elementary
Daviess County:
East View
Sorgho Elementary
Elliot County:
Adkins Caudill Performing Arts Center
Estill County:
West Irvine Elementary
Estill Springs Elementary
Fayette County:
SCAPA
Morton Middle School
Sayre
Garden Springs Elementary
Juilus Marks
Ashland Elementary
William Wells Elementary
Family Care Center
Liberty Elementary School
Cassidy Elementary
Maxwell Elementary
Bravo Guild
Providence Montessouri School
Arlington Elementary
Deep Springs Elementary
Dixie Elementary
Glendover Elementary
Harrison Elementary
James Lane Allen
Lansdowne Elementary
Lexington School
Mary Tood Elementary
Meadowthorpe Elementary
Northern Elementary
Russell Cave Elementary
Stonewall Elementary
Sts. Peter and Paul
Tates Creek Elementary
Yates Elementary
Floyd County:
Mountain Arts Center
Franklin County:
Good Shepherd at Hearn Elementary
Early Learning Village East
Westridge Elementary
Fulton County:
Carr Elementary
Fulton County Elementary
Greensburg Elementary
Green County:
Grey's Branch Elementary
Greenup County:
Raceland Worthington CAC
Russell Primary School
Russell Intermediate School
Hardin County:
GC Burkhead Elementary
Morningside Elementary
Rineyville Elementary
GC Berkhardt
Lincoln Trail Elementary
Henry County:
Eminence Independent School
Henry Co High School
Hickman County:
Hickman County Elementary
Jefferson County:
Coral Ridge Elementary
Slaughter Elementary
Blake Elementary
Chancey Elementary
Portland Elementary
Tully Elementary School
Wellington Elementary
Hite Elementary
Wilder Elementary
Jessamine County:
Nicholasville Elementary
Blessed Sacrement
Kenton County:
Whites Tower Elementary
Knott County:
Hindman Elementary
Knox County:
GR Hampton Elementary
Girdler Elementary
Laurel County:
Laurel County Public Library
Camp Ground Elementary
Cold Hill Elementary
Lyon County:
Lyon County Schools
Madison County:
Shannon Johnson Elementary
Madison Middle School
Kingston Elementary
Mercer County:
Harlow Early Learning Center
Montgomery County:
Carmargo Elementary
Mt. Sterling Elementary
Mapleton Elementary
Methodist Church
Morgan County:
Ezel Elementary School
Morgan Central Elementary
West Liberty Elementary
East Valley Elementary
Muhlenberg County:
Greenville Elementary
Nelson County:
Bloomfield Elementary
Bardstown Elementary
Foster Heights Elementary
Oldham County:
Camden Station Elementary
Pike County:
Robinson Creek Elementary
Powell County:
Clay City Elementary
Pulaski County:
Center for Rural Development
Rockcastle County:
Rockcastle County High
Broadhead Elementary
Broadhead Elementary
Russell County:
Russell Springs Elementary
Scott County:
Stamping Ground Elementary
Western Elementary
Garth Elementary
Shelby County:
Clear Creek Elementary
Trigg County:
Trigg County Elementary
Warren County:
Briarwood Elementary
Woodford County:
Falling Springs P.A.C.
Press
Lesson in nutrition with a taste of opera
Bluegrass Moms, February 8, 2010
Get Stuffed is the Schmidt Opera Outreach Program's new show featuring information about nutrition and its effect on student health and learning...cont.
