2019-2020 Out of the Box Brochure - Education Programs at Central City Opera

2019-2020

Enrich • Explore • Engage AT A N Y A G E W I T H C E N T R A L C I T Y O P E R A

WHO WE ARE

WHAT WE DO TOURING SMALL ENSEMBLE SHOWS (Year-round) Mozart & Co.

3 singers with piano for ages 2-11

Eureka Street

3 singers with piano for ages 4-11

Opera Up Close

In-depth explorations of opera for classroom settings for ages 5-18

How the West Was Sung

3 singers and narrator with piano for ages 7-14

En Mis Palabras/In My Own Words

4 singers with guitar and piano for ages 10-18 and families

Family Series

Interactive program for children and families

THE MAGIC FLUTE, FAMILY MATINEE, 2019. PHOTO BY AMANDA TIPTON.

Founded in 1932, Central City Opera is the fifth oldest professional opera company in the country and is renowned for its exquisite world-class productions, competitive and robust young artist training program, and creative educational and community engagement activities. Its summer festival takes place at 8,500 feet above sea level in the Colorado mountain town of Central City, only 35 miles west of Denver, where the company owns and maintains 29 Victorian era properties, including the intimate 550seat jewel box opera house built in 1878.

Central City Opera’s year-round education programs connect 40,000 students, families and seniors with live performances, workshops and residencies. Our touring programs enhance creative learning for students and provide lifelong learners a chance to expand their horizons. We perform in schools, churches, retirement homes and community venues across the state to spread our love of opera and classical music.

Please contact us to learn more about our dynamic offerings and/or to book a special program for your community by emailing education@centralcityopera.org or by calling 303.331.7026.

Thanks to generous foundations and individuals, we awarded scholarships to almost 50 qualifying schools and organizations last year.

EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVITY Music! Words! Opera! Residencies

Students create original works for ages 7-18

Teaching Artist Sessions

Workshops and master classes for ages 7-14

Music! Words! Opera! Workshop

Summer workshop for educators and teaching artists

2020 SUMMER FESTIVAL (CENTRAL CITY) Opera Inside Out

Behind the scenes tours for all ages

Opera Adventures Pre-Family Matinee performance activities

for ages 6 and up Family Matinee

Main stage production performed by artists from the Bonfils-Stanton Artists Training Program with narration before each act and a post-show autograph session

TOURING SHOWS

INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS for ages 2-11 Fast-paced, imaginative programs performed by three singers and piano. Children join singers on stage to create scenes and tell stories through song. Pricing starts at $490* Mozart & Co.

Scenes based on great literature (Shakespeare, etc.) and fairy tales

Eureka Street

Funny and fascinating characters bring history and music to life

Family Series

Interactive opera program for children and families

EN MIS PALABRAS/IN MY OWN WORDS for ages 10-18 and families This 50-minute bilingual (English/Spanish) opera addresses the universal theme of coming of age – finding your own voice and learning who you are amid parental expectations and peer influences.

Pricing starts at $750*

OPERA UP CLOSE for ages 5-18 In-depth explorations of opera and musical storytelling for smaller classroom settings. Bilingual (Spanish/English) teaching artists are available! Free add-on

Resource guide in Spanish and English includes lesson plans in language arts and social studies

to any school assembly program. $6 per student if booked on its own.

CABARET SHOWS Customizable, themed shows featuring opera and musical theater favorites with 2-4 singers and piano.

HOW THE WEST WAS SUNG for ages 7-14 Frontier history comes alive through the stories of Leadville Silver King Horace Tabor and his beautiful wife Baby Doe; Molly Brown, known as Unsinkable; Clara Brown, freed slave and Colorado pioneer; and other assorted western characters.

Pricing starts at $490*

Cost varies *Applies to 7 counties within metro Denver; additional fees for locations outside this area.

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EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVITY

MUSIC! WORDS! OPERA! RESIDENCY Offered September through May Students create and perform a musical story. The process of researching/ scripting a story and writing/composing lyrics and music develops problemsolving and team skills. Experienced Teaching Artists assist in the process.

Cost varies

TEACHING ARTIST SESSIONS Offered September through May Augment curriculum in STEM subjects as well as music, theater, dance and world languages with hands-on workshops or master classes led by proficient Teaching Artists. Subjects include the science of singing (sound waves, harmonics), cooking and fractions (practical math, food to fuel the body), vocal or instrumental technique, stagecraft and movement.

Cost varies

MUSIC! WORDS! OPERA! WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS AND TEACHING ARTISTS July 2020 Want to incorporate songwriting into your curriculum but not sure how?

Do you want your students to make deeper connections with the material while building teamwork skills? Learn all this and unleash your own creativity at Central City Opera’s annual professional development workshop. Master Teaching Artists will guide you through a writing and composition process that you can replicate and adapt with your own students (grades K-12). You will use opera and composition to enhance core subjects while developing 21st century skills – communication, collaboration and creative thinking.

Our acclaimed summer workshop is open to all educators – elementary classroom teacher to high school language arts teacher or music specialist, and is particularly effective for teaching teams. $200. Graduate credits available for an additional fee.

Register by July 1, 2020

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My 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students presented their original musical, Candy Land!,

RESOURCES

last Thursday night and Friday morning...One of the best musicals that our school has ever produced. There was a tremendous amount of positive feedback from students, families, and faculty‌I am so grateful for the opportunity to have attended the Central City Opera workshop two summers ago and learn about Music! Words! Opera!

- RYAN PARKER, MUSIC TEACHER, BOULDER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships (partial or full), funded by generous foundations and individuals, are granted to qualified schools and organizations.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARITZA LYNCH from Academia Ana Marie Sandoval in Denver for being awarded a $500 scholarship from the Central City Opera Guild for her outstanding work in musical education.

ONLINE RESOURCES Find information about opera and history, as well as lesson plans, activities and links to other educational sites. centralcityopera.org/resourcecenter

CENTRAL CITY OPERA PODCAST Our podcast features interviews with artists, directors, designers and production personnel from our Summer Festival. Download episodes directly to your computer, tablet, or phone from our website or a podcast app.

Free and available year-round. ccopodcast.org

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CONNECT WITH US

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EDUCATION PARTNERS

2020 FESTIVAL Opera Inside Out

JULY 28 insidetheorchestra.org

Opera Adventures Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee of Rigoletto

CAROUSEL | RIGOLETTO | DIDO AND AENEAS childrenschorale.org

The Alliance Project – A joint endeavor of the Scientific and Cultural Collaborative sccollaborative.org

Roger Ames, Resident Teaching Artist

SPONSORS

Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation | Anschutz Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation | RLC Foundation | Schramm Foundation Henry R. Schwier Charitable Fund | El Pomar Foundation

Central City Opera House painting by 2018 Plein Air Festival Best in Show Winner Robin Weiss.

SAVE 15% OFF 2020 festival tickets when you redeem either code: TEACHER2020 or STUDENT2020 Tickets on sale April 1, 2020: centralcityopera.org | 303.292.6700

COVER PHOTO BY AMANDA TIPTON

centralcityopera.org/education | 303.331.7026

BOOK A CENTRAL CITY OPERA EXPERIENCE TODAY!

– Family Series attendee

The performers did a great job of engaging students through humor and participation. The right amount of time and great energy!

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