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SECONDARY IN SCHOOL OPERA 

Secondary students break the mold of traditional school productions as they turn their school into a world-class opera house.

Arts and education meet at our In School Opera residencies. Ten weeks learning from LA Opera artists fly by as students sharpen their performance skills and perform a full-scale opera (and master some Common Core and Visual and Performing Arts standards, too).

This fall we present Journey to Córdoba, an original youth opera commissioned by LA Opera Connects, with music by Lee Holdridge and libretto by Richard Sparks.

Journey to Córdoba tells the story of Miranda, a teenage girl from Los Angeles, who is sent to Mexico to visit her grandmother. During her journey, she learns a great deal about her heritage and herself. 

Applications for the 2025/26 season are now open.

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THINGS TO KNOW 

  • Students perform on stage with professional opera singers, dancers, sets, lighting, and stage crew from LA Opera.
  • Covers Common Core and Visual and Performing Arts standards.
  • Workshops are once a week for 10 weeks, for one class period (between 9am and 3pm). Performances will occur on one weekday between November 3-14.
  • Extensive teaching materials and lesson plans are provided to connect the program to literature, social science, history, world cultures, and language skills.
  • Teachers must attend a required orientation via Zoom on Tuesday, August 19.
  • Enrollment is open for up to 10 schools within a 30-mile radius of the Music Center.
  • Maximum of 70 students per school.
  • The in-person school participation fee is $1,500.

To get in touch with questions, connect with us at Connects@laopera.org or call us at 213.972.3157.

Generous support for this program from the
California Arts Council
Employees Community Fund of Boeing

LA Opera Connects is generously supported by
The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund
The Green Foundation
The Music Man Foundation
LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan