“This is the beginning of … an amazing story that not only helps the performing arts of San Antonio grow into the next era, but it’s really something I think the nation can look at and say, ‘How does that work? How can we be like that?’” Meeker said.
“Music making in opera is a very different kind of playing than traditional orchestral playing,” he said. “There’s a lot more flexibility. Typically, opera changes tempo a lot more frequently than orchestral music. so you learn a lot about how to adjust on the fly.” Graduates from Opera San Antonio’s own Summer Apprentice Artist Program will also take part in the show, with Bronwyn White as the Sandman and Michelle Ravitsky as the Dew Fairy.
Anyone familiar with the old Grimm’s fairy tale would know that its namesake young siblings confront challenging wickedness, but Meeker assured that the story ends well.