We train teachers of all grade levels to integrate arts so thousands of students can enjoy opera.
Workshops for Educators
Our signature programs that ripple outward, Workshops for Educators are unique professional development opportunities that address Pennsylvania Academic Standards in all content areas. Earn Act 48 hours while you explore the historical, cultural, and societal circumstances of an opera’s creation!
Each workshop includes activities, book, CD, lesson ideas, live performance, ... view more »
We train teachers of all grade levels to integrate arts so thousands of students can enjoy opera.
Workshops for Educators
Our signature programs that ripple outward, Workshops for Educators are unique professional development opportunities that address Pennsylvania Academic Standards in all content areas. Earn Act 48 hours while you explore the historical, cultural, and societal circumstances of an opera’s creation!
Each workshop includes activities, book, CD, lesson ideas, live performance, meals, PowerPoints, resource materials, and study guides. The prerequisite workshop for the annual Student Matinee also features a comprehensive Arts Event Discovery Packet, filled with dozens of activities to prepare students for attending the opera.
Workshops take place on Thursdays and Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at 2425 Liberty Avenue.
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – September 19 and 21, 2019
Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán – October 24 and 26, 2019
Alcina by George Frideric Handel, and The Last American Hammer by Peter Hilliard (dual workshops) – January 9 and 11, 2020
Carmen by Georges Bizet – February 27 and 29, 2020
Norma by Vincenzo Bellini – April 16 and 18, 2020
Opera Academy
A stimulating and intensive year-long program, Opera Academy is a unique professional development experience designed to immerse educators from all grades and content areas into the world of opera and arts integration.
Educators receive a full season subscription, attend four full-day workshops, develop lessons to connect the arts to other academic areas, and prepare students to attend an opera performance (tickets provided by Opera Academy). In return, Opera Academy members prepare a portfolio to document how they use opera in their classrooms.
To register or to learn more information about opera programs for educators, please email Marilyn Michalka Egan, Ph.D., Director of Education, or call her at 412-281-0912, ext. 242.
Resources
Pittsburgh Opera strives to make opera enjoyable for everyone. The Pittsburgh Opera Education Department provides special publications to help both first-timers and the experienced opera-goer get the most out of their opera experience.
Listening and Reading List
Our comprehensive Recommended Listening and Reading List for our 2018-19 season was prepared in collaboration with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. View the full list for each opera, or download it as a PDF.
Study Guides
A concise introduction to the opera that includes the characters and synopsis, biographies, and articles related to the historical context of the opera. Study Guides are posted in PDF format on each opera’s main page prior to the opera’s opening, and are available on paper at all performances. You can learn more about them, and download them, on our Study Guide page.
Arts Event Discovery Packet
A packet for teachers and students going to the opera. Activities address all Pennsylvania Academic Standards. You are welcome to download a PDF of La bohème Arts Event Discovery Packet COVER and a PDF of La bohème Arts Event Discovery Packet CONTENTS.
Lesson Plan Stems
A handout for teachers that includes more than 100 lesson ideas for intersecting the opera with classroom curricula.You are welcome to download PDFs of the Lesson Plan Stems for Samson & Dalila, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Italian Girl in Algiers.
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