White Snake Projects: Second Annual "Let's Celebrate" Holiday Opera Series

The second installment of "Let's Celebrate!," an annual series comprising four 20-minute operas that supplement traditional holiday programming with stories that more closely mirror the demographics of the Boston area and its diverse community.

This iteration of "Let's Celebrate!" embraces the traditions and stories of Kali Puja (celebrating the Hindu goddess of destruction, Kali), Puerto Rico's coqui frogs, and a multicultural Thanksgiving melding Mexican and Chinese traditions into the quintessential American holiday. 

There will be a pre-show panel an hour before each show about the challenges and joys of intersecting identities during moments of celebration. Panelists include a mix of "Let's Celebrate!" creatives and community members, addressing experiences such as navigating holidays in interracial relationships, and the intersection of LGBTQ and cultural/religious identities.

Anyone should be able to go to the opera. White Snake Projects' Ticket Access Program (TAP) is central to our vision of social activism and inclusion. Our Pick Your Price policy allows you to pay what is meaningful to you and to sit in any seat in the house. We rely on your goodwill to pay what you can and to respect the work it took to create this beautiful show for you. So, if you’re able to pay our top price, please do so. If you're unable to afford a paid ticket at this time, please come as our guest. And for everyone else, please pay whatever is comfortable for you. We are grateful to you all!

Performances at 2pm and 7:30pm.

About White Snake Projects

White Snake Projects (WSP) is an activist opera company making mission-driven work that unites artmaking with civic practice. We envision a world where the power of opera expands our collective understanding of community and transforms lives through creative storytelling. Our most recent efforts have been devoted to the live digital productions of the Pandemic Trilogy: Alice in the Pandemic addressed the disproportionate strain of COVID-19 on communities of color and essential workers; Death by Life explored long-term incarceration and institutionalized racism; and the upcoming A Survivor's Odyssey deals with the ongoing crisis of sexual and intimate partner violence. A critical element in our exploration of these themes is the establishment of authentic connections with thought leaders in social justice to ensure that our work lives in an ecosystem of activism. We see opera not just as performance, but as performance with purpose, a vibrant and vital art form that is also a champion of change.