BRAND NEW!  Bring live opera to your classroom! 

Introduce your students to the fantastic world of opera through mini-workshops in acting, singing styles and make-up.  Designed for young people in grades 3-12, the program ends with a 40 minute semi-staged performance by four of OTSL’s outstanding Gerdine Young Artists with piano accompaniment.  They will present favorites from Bizet’s Carmen, Pucinni’s La Bohéme, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and more, using a traveling set, props and costumes. 

Acting Workshop:

Acting is an important part of stage performance.  Students will learn how the body can express meaning and emotion without the use of words.

Singing Styles Workshop:

Students will experience live demonstrations of a variety of song styles, including folk, ballad, gospel, rock and classical art song.

Stage Make-up Workshop:

Singers must master basic make-up techniques to create their character’s age, personality and appearance.  Students will learn a few of these basic techniques as they see a participant transformed before their eyes.

Opera on the GO! is two hours long and is recommended for no more than 100 students.  The program is available from October 24 – November 5, 2005 and can be scheduled from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.  The program requires a tuned piano in good condition, three separate spaces to accommodate the workshops, including a performance space of 30’x20’.  The cost per performance is $600.

Requests for this program can be made by contacting the Education Department at:

(314) 963-4248

248@opera-stl.org