Education

New Orleans Opera’s robust Education Department is kicking-off an exciting new season! The remainder of the dates are below, and you can find more information, including videos and photos, on the opera website and social media. Follow us!

STUDENT NIGHT OUT DRESS REHEARSALS

The Falling and the Rising - November 5, 2019 Joan of Arc - February 5, 2020 Charlie Parker’s Yardbird - April 1, 2020 Magic Flute - April 29, 2020

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS

OPERA NOUVELLE – Performance-lectures based upon upcoming productions • October 20, 2019 — 3:00 p.m. Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden Mixed-Media Concert at NOMA

• January 16, 2020 — 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Joan of Arc, Une femme pour les âges:

Ogden Museum After Hours • March 1, 2020 — 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Opera Americana and Music to Lift the

Spirit: Temple Sinai • April 7, 2020 — 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Star-Blazing Queen, The Magic Flute and

Hubble Telescope Images: Deutsches Haus Kulturabend • April 19, 2020 — 3:00 p.m. Characters from The Magic Flute at NOMA’s

Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

OPERA ORIENTATION ROUNDTABLE – Educational panel discussions with members of the production cast, NOOA’s General and Artistic Director and other key production personnel. Held at the Opera Guild Home. • Joan of Arc — January 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. • Charlie Parker’s Yardbird — Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. • Magic Flute — Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS – MetroPelican Opera performances offered throughout the academic year: • LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD — by Seymour Barab, a fully-staged and costumed touring opera, is designed for grades PK- 6 schoolchildren. • HANSEL AND GRETEL — Our adaptation of this classic favorite designed for grades PK – 5 • A CELEBRATION IN SONG — an engaging program for grades Pre-K through 12 which explores African and African American songs, storytelling, poetry and spirituals.

INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS AND ACCELERATED CLASSES

• BUILD AN OPERA — offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to build operas from traditional or original storylines. • HIP-HOPERA — a process-oriented class that combines song, story and choreography.

Students in grades 3 - 5 add poetry-slam components and hip-hop moves to operatic and musical theater works. Sessions typically range from three to five weeks. • WORLD OPERA! — Students in grades 4 through 6 prepare and perform multi-cultural opera and dance excerpts. Programs have included the Habanera (from the opera Carmen) for marimbas and voice as well as Caribbean music in modern jazz folk songs. • MASTERCLASSES — Advanced High School voice and choral students, grades 9-12 sing individual (solo) selections which are coached by our guest artists and staff. • MUSICOLOGY — five-day seminar series comprising music-history master classes for high school students (grades 9-12).

And an exciting new SUMMER CAMP with details to be announced.