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<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive 4"> <title>New York City Opera Education performs Mostel TRAVELS OF BABAR</title> </head> <body> <font color="white"> <table cool width="612" height="779" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" gridx="16" showgridx usegridx gridy="16" showgridy usegridy bgcolor="white"> <tr height="1" cntrlrow> <td width="1" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="1"></td> <td width="16" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="16" height="1"></td> <td width="576" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="576" height="1"></td> <td width="17" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="17" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr height="352"> <td width="1" height="352"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="352"></td> <td width="592" height="352" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" align="left" xpos="0"><img height="336" width="592" src="MostelNYCO2.jpeg"></td> <td width="17" height="352"><spacer type="block" width="17" height="352"></td> </tr> <tr height="424"> <td width="1" height="424"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="424"></td> <td width="16" height="424"><spacer type="block" width="16" height="424"></td> <td width="576" height="424" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" align="left" xpos="16" content csheight="424"> <center> New York City Opera Education presented Raphael Mostel's <i><b>THE TRAVELS OF BABAR</b></i> as its sole production for its <i>"Opera Is Elementary"</i> program for 2002.<font color="black" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="4"><br> </font></center> <div align="left"> <p><font color="#0042ff" size="4"><i>"For New York City Opera Education, producing Raphael Mostel's <b>The Travels of Babar</b> may seem an unusual choice given that the work is not a traditional opera</i></font><font color="#0042ff"><i>. </i></font><i>But in our mission to provide quality musical programs for young audiences, </i>The Travels of Babar <i>offered many opportunities to explore the relationship between instrumental music and dramatic character that are not typical found in a study of opera.<br> <br> The work is embedded with genuine and substantial arts-in-education components that introduce students to a world of <font color="#0042ff" size="4">captivating music, delightful children’s literature and engaging visual art.</font><font size="4"> </font>Without a doubt, The Travels of Babar stretched the understanding and appreciation of our elementary school student audience and <font color="#0042ff" size="4">provided a unique exploration of musical drama.</font> Additionally, the connections that teachers and students can make between this work and other non-arts curricula are authentic and powerful.<br> <br> <font color="#0042ff" size="4">Truly an inspired work and valuable addition to the children’s music repertoire!" </font></i><br> - Paul King, Director of Education, New York City Opera</p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font color="#0042ff" size="4"><i>"Introduces the joys of music to kids!</i></font><font color="#0042ff"><i>"</i></font> - <font size="4"><i>New York Observer</i></font>, front page, May 20, 2002</p> </div> <center> <p>For further information on New York City Opera Education's presentation and the New York City Opera Education / Metropolitan Opera Guild Guide to Mostel's TRAVELS OF BABAR click <a href="http://nycopera.com/www/hide3/learningcenter/school/elementary/babar/index.html">here</a><font color="black" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="4"><br> </font></p> <p>Composer / director Raphael Mostel's <i>TRAVELS OF BABAR</i> is based on Jean de Brunhoff's classic book & art.<br> Photo Mostel.com/NYCopera Education. Babar characters tm&©Nelvana.All rights reserved.</p> <p><a href="index.html">Home page</a> | <a href="BABAR.html">Current Performances & info</a> |</p> <p> Photos: <a href="FlorenceGouldPremiere.html">ELI WALLACH & ANNE JACKSON </a> | <a href="PhyliciaRashad.html">PHYLICIA RASHAD</a> | <a href="BobbyShort.html">BOBBY SHORT</a> | <a href="DonnaHanover.html">DONNA HANOVER</a> </p> <p>| <a href="Mostel_Recordings.html">Recordings</a> | <a href="KYLE_GANN_feature.html">Press</a> | <a href="Mostel_essays.html">Writing</a> | <a href="Retrospective_Exhibtion.html">Exhibition</a> | <a href="Mostel_TSBE.html">TSBE</a> | <a href="About_Raphael_Mostel.html">Bio</a></center> </td> <td width="17" height="424"><spacer type="block" width="17" height="424"></td> </tr> </table> </font> </body> </html>