Teachers, we invite you to treat yourselves and enrich the lives of your students by introducing them to their opera company, and exploring what LA Opera Education has to offer.

Our high-quality, award-winning Professional Development programs provide an introduction to opera and entertaining ways to connect your curriculum to the operas in our season. Come hear opera recitals while developing tools for the classroom and earning salary points.

(Available for Salary Point Credit)

Learn about the history of opera from 16th-century Italy to present day, through presentations by experts on the art form. Full of fun and practical ways to get to know and embrace, Opera 101 will provide teachers with materials and strategies including tools for critical listening, examining the libretto, adapting source material and more. At the end of each session, LA Opera teaching artists will lead participants in a hands-on workshop that teachers can then take to the classroom.

Program Details:
Dates: All sessions take place on Saturdays from 9:00am to 3:30pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

October 12, 2013: Powerful Women in Opera
December 7, 2013: Trials and Testing in Opera
February 22, 2014: Sacrifice and Redemption in Opera
April 12, 2014: Religion and Ethics in Opera

Parking: Traditionally, parking has been included in the fees for this program. We are not able to guarantee free parking at this time and will know more soon. Everyone who purchases the full series before October 12 will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive complimentary parking for the series. Parking at the Music Center is $9 per session. Light refreshments included in fee.

Enrollment in programs does not include admission to main stage opera productions.

Fee:
$60 for entire series (25% off when purchasing all four by October 12, 2013)
$20 per session after October 12, 2013
Salary Points: Attend three classes and two operas or attend three classes and complete two opera lesson plans for one salary point. One salary point available for this program. Opera 101 can be combined with Opera for Educators (See tab above) to achieve salary points.

Deadline: Online registration will be open until classes are filled.

Registration:

Register for entire series by clicking HERE

Register for individual sessions by clicking below:
October 12, 2013 – Powerful Women in Opera
December 7, 2013 - Trials and Testing in Opera
February 22, 2014 – Sacrifice and Redemption in Opera
April 12, 2014 – Religion and Ethics in Opera

(Available for Salary Point Credit)
LA Opera's award-winning Opera for Educators series explores opera from an interdisciplinary point of view. Gain insight about opera and the historical context in which it was created. Discuss opera as history and art, as well as language and social commentary. Learn all about the stars and artists of the opera world, as well as the production and business of opera. Enjoy recitals and rehearsals, and receive special opera news updates. Up to two LAUSD salary points are offered for participating teachers.

Program Details:

Dates: All sessions take place on Saturdays from 9:00am to 3:30pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

September 7, 2013 - Carmen 
September 28, 2013 - Einstein on the Beach
October 26, 2013 - Falstaff
November 2, 2013 - The Magic Flute
January 25, 2014 - Billy Budd
March 1, 2014 - Lucia di Lammermoor
May 3, 2014 - Thaïs

Enrollment in programs does not include admission to main stage opera productions. 

Fees:
$105 (25% off when purchasing all seven by September 7, 2013.)
$20 per session after September 7, 2013.
Salary Points: Attend three classes and two operas or attend three classes and complete two opera lesson plans for one salary point. Two salary points available for this program.

Parking: Traditionally, parking has been included in the fees for this program. We are not able to guarantee free parking at this time and will know more soon. Everyone who purchases the full series before September 7 will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive complimentary parking for the series. Parking at the Music Center is $9 per session. Light refreshments included in fee.

Deadline: Online registration will be open until classes are filled.

Registration:

Register for entire series by clicking HERE.

Register for individual sessions by clicking below:
September 7, 2013 - Carmen 
September 28, 2013 - Einstein on the Beach
October 26, 2013 - Falstaff
November 2, 2013 - The Magic Flute
January 25, 2014 - Billy Budd
March 1, 2014 - Lucia di Lammermoor 
May 3, 2014 - Thaïs