Wednesday, April 9, 2008

“Opera In The Schools” Benefits Minority Students

Yesterday AfriClassical posted: “Keeping Older Students of Color in School Orchestras”. Today we highlight two companies which bring opera to students. Opera North, OperaNorth.com, says: “Through the Opera In The Schools Program, professional artists each year introduce the wonders of opera to over 3,200 children in our inner city public and parochial schools who otherwise would receive little or no exposure to classical music.” Many other opera companies around the country also bring performances to students. A number of them have Internet presences, allowing educators to quickly locate them.

The Rogue Opera Company, RogueOpera.org, was founded to present Opera In The Schools in Oregon. Its show entitled “OperAntics” will be presented over 100 times this school year, to 20,000 students: “With scenes from eight operas and constant audience interaction and participation, this promises to be one of our best Opera in the Schools shows in our 21 year history of educating youth in southern Oregon!”






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