2009-2010 Educational Program
OPERA IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Opera4Kids
Our single most requested program from school administrators and teachers is Opera4Kids. Each year San Antonio Opera chooses a 30 to 40 minute comic opera, auditions young professional talent, and tour's the production to ten different school districts in the city. This year SAO will present "Gallantry, A Soap Opera in 1 Act", available now for middle school bookings. The program focuses on providing the art from to middle school students. Sponsored by NuStar Energy. This program is free to middle schools, if you are an administrator or educator and you are interested in this program please contact Mark Richter, at 210-225-5972
Extreme Opera
Our newest program, ExtremeOpera, brings opera into the high schools. This September, San Antonio Opera will present a rock version of Mozart's great work, Don Giovanni, staged in a contemporary setting and starring high school age characters caught in many of the same situations for which the original opera is famous. The opera will deliver a strong message about actions and consequences to our high school audiences and will be reduced in length and sung in English, with orchestration and music for a rock ensemble. Sponsored by the AT&T Foundation. For more information on this program please contact Mark Richter, at 210-225-5972
To view Education and Outreach Program General Policies click here.
SING, ACT, OPERA CAMP!
You can be the star in a real opera. Sing, Act, Opera! this your ticket to perform on stage. During the camp you will participate in the opera profession, which includes: stage craft, singing, costuming, stage movement, dance, scenery and vocal techniques. The two week camp will culminate on the live stage, with your opera performance debut!
For more information on Opera Camp please click here.
To register for Opera Camp click here.
Please Print and Fill Out Emergency Contact and Medical Information for a Child and bring it in with you on the first day of camp, July 19th, 2010 click here.
To print a copy of the Opera Camp Application Form please click here.
DRESS REHEARSAL
Each season, San Antonio Opera invites middle school children to attend an actual dress rehearsal of a main-stage opera. This educational event, that brings students to the venue where major operas are performed, is essential to the overall awareness of the art. Each year's collaboration with the Opera Guild of San Antonio brings approximately 2,000 children to the theatre for a live opera performance, this season for Puccini's The Marriage of Figaro in February 2011. Sponsored by the Opera Guild of San Antonio.
For more information on any education program please contact Mark Richter, at 210-225-5972
