Wendy Chapin of the Santa Fe Opera leads a group of first graders in some warm up exercises before performing three fables in front of a large crowd Wednesday morning at Mountain Elementary School. The performances concluded the eight-week program called ALTO or Active Learning Through Opera. The Santa Fe Opera offered the program, which was funded by the Mountain PTA. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Acting as a principal, a Mountain Elementary School first grade student, center, scolds a misbehaving kangaroo while performing the fable, ‘The Bad Kangaroo’, The performance was one of three skits the first graders presented Wednesday morning at the elementary school. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

First graders take a bow after performing ‘The Hippopotamus At Dinner’ Wednesday morning at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

First graders cut a rug while performing the fable, ‘The Ostrich In Love’ Wednesday morning at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com