Elementary In School Opera
Our professional teaching artists will help your students learn their part in an age-appropriate opera.
Our professional teaching artists will help your students discover their musical and performance talents while learning their parts in an opera they will perform for their friends, family and community.
Through engaging weekly workshops, your students will learn their roles as chorus members in Figaro's American Adventure, a kid-friendly opera by Eli Villanueva and LeRoy Villanueva.
Figaro's American Adventure is our celebration of Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Journey back in time to colonial America where Figaro, along with his band of sneaky barbers and colonial compatriots, leads us on a musical goose chase. Ultimately, he outsmarts his adversary and love triumphs as he helps his friend the Count win the hand of his beloved Rosina.
Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis, until the program is full.
Things To Know
- Students perform on stage with sets, lighting, and stage crew from LA Opera Connects.
- Provides cross-curricular ties with American History.
- Enrollment is open for up to 15 schools within a 30-mile radius of the Music Center.
- Maximum of 70 students per school from the 4th and 5th grade.
2024/25 Schedule
- Teachers must attend a required orientation via Zoom on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 5pm.
- Students meet once a week for five weeks, January 6 through February 7, 2025.
- All workshops are scheduled for one class period, one day, each week between 9am and 3pm.
- Performance days will be scheduled between February 10 and 28, 2025.
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
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