FULL The Computer Kid’s Magic Night (Joann E. Feldman) Walnut Creek CA 2016 Solo Opera

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: The Computer Kid's Magic Night  
• Composer: Joann E. Feldman  
• Libretto:  Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California  
• Recorded: March 4 & 5, 2016
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Angelina Wahler, Cass Panuska, Torlef Borsting, Giovanna Hutchison, Darron Flagg, Sara LeMesh, Jonathan Smucker, Diane Squires, Nick Volkert, Megan Stetson, Michael Orlinsky
• Conductor: William Long  
• Orchestra: PIANO  
• Stage Director: Sylvia Amorino  
• Stage Designer: Adam Puglielli  
• Costume Designer: Sylvia Amorino  
• Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Solo Opera  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Little Mickey spends too much time playing computer games.  To his amazement one night, several magical characters pop out of his computer to teach him to use technology more wisely!

Solo Opera, is pleased to present the one-hour comic opera, The Computer Kid’s Magic Night.  Written in 1986 by Joann E. Feldman, March 2016 marks the 30-year anniversary of the piece.  The story concerns Mickey, a little boy who spends all his time playing computer games and neglects his studies, friends, piano, and outside activities. One night, he accidentally types magic words into the computer and several characters pop out. Each character has a fondness for a special subject – language, math, music, travel, sports – and convinces Mickey to use the computer to learn about these subjects and spend his time more wisely.

The opera, ahead of its time in 1986, is still quite relevant to audiences today.  Not only are many children hooked on their electronics (iPhones, iPads, Smart Phones, computers games, etc.), but adults and parents are as well!  This opera is a fun way to address the problem of too much technology and how important it is to have a well-rounded education and life.

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