LA Opera is honored to partner with numerous schools each year to provide an array of performances, programs and services that enrich K-6 education. In-school workshops, assemblies and special demonstration matinee performances both in the community and at our home in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, introduce children to the wonderful stories and stirring music of opera. For many schools, LA Opera's programs have become essential, as public resources and school budgets for arts and culture have dramatically decreased. Each of LA Opera's Elementary School programs supports California Department of Education educational standards in the arts, social studies and the language arts. LA Opera seeks to share a love and knowledge of opera with our youngest community members, and thereby set them on a life-long engagement with and delight in opera and the arts.
ELEMENTARY IN-SCHOOL OPERA: OUR FIVE-WEEK PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY HAS MOVED TO THE SPRING
Students will participate in a professional opera experience with sets, lighting and a stage crew provided by LA Opera when they perform for the school alongside LA Opera artists. Through engaging and lively weekly workshops, LA Opera artists teach your students their roles as chorus members in The Prospector, a charming gold rush opera by Lee Holdridge and Richard Sparks based on Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West.
What can students gain?
Self discipline and cooperation while working as an ensemble
Trust in each other to reach a common goal
The ability to follow directions on and off stage
Music fundamentals and basic vocal technique
Theater fundamentals and basic staging
A working understanding of how to read and follow a libretto
The ability to integrate several art disciplines into a well-organized performance
The ability to use the vocabulary of opera and theater to describe their experience
Focused work in articulation, pronunciation and memorization, while exploring a story connected to the school curriculum
What can teachers gain?
An opportunity to support student exposure to, and participation in, the arts
Techniques for incorporating the arts into their classroom
A comprehensive study guide with lesson plans and support materials to integrate this opera into curriculum studies of California history, geography and more
Program Details Teacher attendance is required at a preparatory in-service on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 4:00pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Students will meet with LA Opera teaching artists five times between January 21 and February 22, 2013.
All workshops are scheduled for one class period, one day each week between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
One performance day to be scheduled between February 25 and March 15, 2013.
Enrollment is open to 14 schools within a 30-mile radius of the Music Center.
Maximum of 70 students per school from the 4th and/or 5th grade.
Fee: The school participation fee for the Elementary In-School Opera is $999. Application:Download PDF Form Deadline: Applications for this program are accepted throughout the year and participation is dependent on availability.
VOICES FOR TOLERANCE: A RESIDENCY PROJECT FOR JUSTICE AND HARMONY Classroom teachers partner with LA Opera teaching artists to create multi-week choral programs that foster a love of music and are integrated into the curriculum, featuring themes of community building, social justice, and cooperative action. Projects culminate in a live performance and have included original opera based on classroom personal heritage projects, choral recitals exploring folk and protest music from around the world, and a pageant inspired by the Greek Olympics. Voices for Tolerance schools are invited to attend opera performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The program also provides shorter, intensive residencies to certain rural and underserved schools.
For more information and availability, please CLICK HERE to contact us via email or call (213) 972-3157.
LA Opera is proud to offer fun and interactive recitals geared toward students and families. Each assembly is available for campuses as well as festivals and special events. LA Opera's Community Educators are available for group presentations to further enrich the experience.
Sing Out Loud!
No experience is necessary to get the most out of Sing Out Loud!, a 45-minute program featuring artists from LA Opera performing operatic favorites. Teacher materials are available to further enhance this program. This program is geared for all audiences.
Don't Be Afraid; It's Just Opera!
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán has performed her award-winning, one-woman show Don't Be Afraid; It's Just Opera! for more than 200,000 students. This 45-minute, fun, educational, and interactive program demonstrates the universal appeal of opera. With this friendly diva as a guide, the audience discovers just how entertaining and moving opera can be. This program is geared towards elementary and middle school audiences.
Program Details Dates: All assemblies are available for booking throughout the school year, based on availability. Equipment: A tuned, acoustic piano in the performance area is required for all assemblies. Fees: Sing Out Loud!: $900 for one and $1,250 for two same-day, back-to-back assemblies. Don't Be Afraid; It's Just Opera!: $650 for one, and $1,100 for two, same-day, back-to-backassemblies.
Application:Download PDF Deadline: Bookings are ongoing, based on availability.
Give your students the complete opera experience by bringing them to The Magic Dream in the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, for free! The Magic Dream is a 50-minute, lighthearted introduction to opera, in which a young girl creatively re-imagines The Magic Flute. Casting herself as the princess and her friends as the prince, the bird catcher, and a hotdog, she dreams her way through this engaging celebration of Mozart's classic opera.
What can students gain?
A playful introduction to opera through an age-appropriate, high quality opera performance
An opportunity to practice appropriate behavior, dress and audience etiquette, while visiting one of the most important cultural centers in their city
What can teachers gain?
What to expect at the opera house and opera etiquette
A short history of opera
A synopsis of the opera, artists' bios and an opera timeline
Opera vocabulary and a description of jobs at the opera house
Ideas for integrating opera into the curriculum
A classroom visit by one of LA Opera's Community Educators
Program Details Dates:The Magic Dream Student Matinees will take place on Monday, January 14 and Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:00am and 11:30am.
Teachers can apply to bring a maximum of 45 students and five chaperones by submitting one original lesson plan. Accepted teachers will be required to attend an in-service on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 4pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Fee: Free of charge. Transportation is not included. Application:Download PDF Form Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2012
This January and February, LA Opera will introduce students to some of the "big ideas" of opera in our production of The Magic Dream, a 50-minute, lighthearted introduction to opera, in which a young girl creatively re-imagines The Magic Flute. Casting herself as the princess and her friends as the prince, the bird catcher, and a hamburger, she dreams her way through this engaging celebration of Mozart's classic opera.
Program Details
LA Opera provides support materials for students and teachers, and our Community Educators are available to visit classrooms to further enhance this program. Presenting venues are responsible for securing a student audience. Interested presenters must have the appropriate space and equipment. Fee: Presenting fees vary. Performances are free to students.
To contact us for more information, please CLICK HERE.
OPERA CLUBS
An ideal activity during or after school, an Opera Club enhances any arts curriculum by giving students the opportunity to expand their study and appreciation of opera. Opera Clubs can enjoy visits from one of our Community Educators at club meetings for a variety of fun and educational activities. Opera Club participants are eligible for special benefits, including complimentary dress rehearsal and/or performance tickets when available.
Program Details
The teacher/advisor must develop a plan of activities and act as the coordinator. Fee: Free of charge. Application: To contact us for more information, please CLICK HERE.
VOLUNTEER OPERA COMMUNITY EDUCATORS
Let LA Opera's Community Educators introduce your students to the extraordinary world of opera. This team of trained experts will address your students with fun and interactive presentations.
For more information, please CLICK HERE to contact us via email or call (213) 972-3157.
Students will participate in a professional opera experience with sets, lighting and a stage crew provided by LA Opera when they perform for the school alongside LA Opera artists. Through engaging and lively weekly workshops, LA Opera artists teach your students their roles as chorus members in The Prospector, a charming gold rush opera by Lee Holdridge and Richard Sparks based on Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West.
Classroom teachers partner with LA Opera teaching artists to create multi-week choral programs that foster a love of music and are integrated into the curriculum, featuring themes of community building, social justice, and cooperative action. Projects culminate in a live performance and have included original opera based on classroom personal heritage projects, choral recitals exploring folk and protest music from around the world, and a pageant inspired by the Greek Olympics. Voices for Tolerance schools are invited to attend opera performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The program also provides shorter, intensive residencies to certain rural and underserved schools.
For more information and availability, please 
No experience is necessary to get the most out of Sing Out Loud!, a 45-minute program featuring artists from LA Opera performing operatic favorites. Teacher materials are available to further enhance this program. This program is geared for all audiences. 
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán has performed her award-winning, one-woman show Don't Be Afraid; It's Just Opera! for more than 200,000 students. This 45-minute, fun, educational, and interactive program demonstrates the universal appeal of opera. With this friendly diva as a guide, the audience discovers just how entertaining and moving opera can be. This program is geared towards elementary and middle school audiences.
Sing Out Loud!: $900 for one and $1,250 for two same-day, back-to-back assemblies.
Give your students the complete opera experience by bringing them to The Magic Dream in the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, for free! The Magic Dream is a 50-minute, lighthearted introduction to opera, in which a young girl creatively re-imagines The Magic Flute. Casting herself as the princess and her friends as the prince, the bird catcher, and a hotdog, she dreams her way through this engaging celebration of Mozart's classic opera.
