History

The Sterling award-winning Alberta Opera Musical Theatre for Young People is now in its 25th season of providing lively and inspiring musical theatre to young audiences. When it began in 1984, Alberta Opera toured traditional opera around the province. Today, the company creates musical theatre adaptations of fairy tales and takes them to schools and theatres all across Alberta and British Columbia. At last count, it has played to well over a million children!

Past Productions Include:

Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Puss In Boots, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Red Shoes, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty.

2009

Little Red Riding Hood
adapted by Farren Timoteo and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


The Frog Prince
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


2008

Little Red Riding Hood
adapted by Farren Timoteo and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


The Frog Prince
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


Cinderella
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


2007

Cinderella
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


Puss in Boots
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


2006

The Frog Prince
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Farren Timoteo


2005

Rapunzel
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


2004

Puss in Boots
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


Little Green Riding Hood
adapted by Garner Butler
directed by Garner Butler


2003

Jack and the Beanstalk
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


2002

The Red Shoes
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


2001

Snow White
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


2000

Cinderella
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


Sleeping Beauty
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


1999

The Frog Prince
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler


1998

Rumplestiltskin
adapted by Garner Butler and Jeff Unger
composed by Jeff Unger
directed by Garner Butler