Elementary In School 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 will be accepted through Friday, November 22 or until the program is full.

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• 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/or 5th grade.
• The school participation fee is $1,500.

• 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.