EDUCATION & OUTREACH EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS REPORT PROGRAMS REPORT 2021-2022 2021-2022
81 Total Schools
7,444 Total Students
C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S "OPERA in Schools"..................................3-6 "OPERA in Schools"..................................3-6 "Explore Opera for Kids!"..........................7 "Explore Opera for Kids!"..........................7 Teen Opera Club of Texas.........................8 Teen Opera Club of Texas.........................8 Final Dress & "High School Night"............9-10 Final Dress & "High School Night"............9-10 Apprentice Artist Program.........................11-13 Apprentice Artist Program.........................11-13 Additional Community Outreach...............14 Additional Community Outreach...............14
Online classroom resources Outreach visit to school Invitation to a performance at the Tobin Center Full Program Includes: 35 school visits "OPERA in Schools" 2021/22: Outreach in schools rebranded as "OPERA in Schools" 6,123 students All 10 Districts
10 Middle Schools 22 Title1 Schools 13 Elem Schools 7 SHighchools 5 K-12 Schools 12 Charter Schools
Quotes and Reviews:
4.9
Quality of programming Students engaged
out of 5 4.7 out of 5
“Yourgroupvisitedmydaughter'sschool atGreatHeartsWesternHillsandnow sheisobsessed.Shewantstogotoevery operathatcomesthroughSA!Ijust wantedtosharehowbeautifulitisthat youallcanimpactan8yearoldthatway insuchabriefpresentation."
SARAHJONES,SOCIAL&EMOTIONALDEVELOPMENTECISDHow did students experiencing opera for the first time react?
“Almostallwerecompletelyentranced throughouttheperformance.Myfavorite momentcamefromakindergartenstudent whotoldmehehadneverheardopera before,butnowitwastheonlythinghe wantedtolistento.”
“TheyLOVEDit!Isawlightbulbsgo offintheirbrainsconnectingtothe thingswedoonaregularbasisin class.Thisvisitwassobeneficialand complementedourlessonsinthe classroom!”
MELISSAZAMORA ROSSMIDDLESCHOOLNISD“Ourstudentsreactedinawe.They wereblownawaywiththesingersin person.Theexperiencecannotbe replicatedvirtually.”
STEPHANIEHALLPOWELL SAPREPHow has our program made a positive impact on your students?
“Thekidsarestilltalkingaboutit! That'sprettyhugewiththisinstant gratification,shortattentionspan generation!”
“VERYpositivelyandwelcoming. Theyhaveanewfavoritegenre!”
“Ourstudentsinchoiraremuchmore awareofthepotentialendresultof theirvocaltrainingiftheychooseto pursuemusicincollege.”
JOSEPHHERRON,ATONEMENTACADEMYPRIVATESCHOOL
“Itimmediatelyhadstudentsraise theirlevelofmusicianshipwithin rehearsalsandallowedthemto experienceprofessionalmusicianship inperson.”
“Mystudentshavehadthe experienceoflearningabout,hearing, andseeingoperainperson.Veryfew ofmystudentsknewanythingabout opera.Ialsohadanincreaseinkids whowantedtojoinchoirafterseeing theperformance.”
SARAHSTEVENS OCONNORHIGHSCHOOLNISD SEANRODRIGUEZ,SOUTHWESTLEGACYHIGHSCHOOLSWISD JASMINEFERNANDEZ STAFFORDELEMENTARYEISD SAMANTHAJUAREZ GREATHEARTSMONTEVISTA KARLOSELIZONDO BRADLEYMIDDLESCHOOL“They were spellbound!”
JEANNIN, MISSION ACADEMY SAISD
VALERIE
934 Worksheets 10,619 Views 42 Schools
2021/22: Videos offered as a free classroom resource to all schools enrolled in "OPERA in Schools" program. Provided a total of 42 schools with access.
2020/21: Fallof2020,seriespackagedforteachersand schoolsacrossTexaswithcorresponding worksheets. Voted“BestInnovativeOnlineEducation”by theeditor’sofSAMagazineJan2021. Helpedlaunchreturnofoutreachinschools March-June2021.
"Explore Opera for Kids!" Video Series
Teen Opera Club of Texas
2020/21: Established Sept 2020 as extension of the TOA. Open to any teen age 13-19. Connected students throughout the state of Texas through virtual gatherings.
Ryan Speedo Green - TOA Resident Artist: Masterclass Series with Trinity, UTSA, & UIW
8
2021/22: Maintained 3 virtual gatherings with focus shifting to local members. Extended invitations to in-person events through partnerships with Austin Opera, UTSA, TSU, and UT Austin.
Zooms 100 Members
InvitedFinalDress
Elementary through college-aged students are offered a special glimpse behind the scenes as they watch the stage director work with artists,
HighSchoolNight
High school students from across San Antonio are selected to receive FREE tickets to attend a Saturday night performance at the opera. Invited schools have the option to participate in a pre-show Q & A.
325 Tickets Offered 1,209 Students
UNAM - 3 day opera workshop presented in Spanish Tobin Center - Charlie's Seats, Education Partner 32 participants, plus 12 invited guests Fall of 2021 - New Partnerships: 19 schools, 598 students/teachers 100 Veterans Final Dress and HS Night: Rigoletto 20 schools, 723 students/teachers 100 Veterans Final Dress and HS Night: Don Giovanni 39 Schools 1,321 Student Seats Full educational programming: Student Q & A moved to Final Dress HS Night $20 rush tickets College Night $20 rush tickets UNAM 3 Day Spanish Workshop 61 Rush Tickets
Apprentice Artist Program
Return to 5 in-person community concerts in partnership with the San Antonio Public Library.
Free public Masterclass with mezzo-soprano Jill Grove.
"Opera Under the Stars" concert in the Main Plaza.
New partnership with Musical Bridges Around the World Golden Age program for seniors.
South Texas Tour to Laredo and Uvalde.
Cody Branch Brook Hollow Branch
Johnston Branch
1,119 Attendees 12 Concerts
Las Palmas Branch Mission Branch
Main Plaza "Opera Under the Stars" Boys and Girls Club of Laredo
Brookdale Senior Living
Jill Grove Masterclass
Photo credit: MBAW Robert S. Michaelson
Laredo San Agustin Cathedral
El Progreso Memorial Library of Uvalde
Additional Community Outreach
Aug 2021 & 2022 - Tobin Open House pop-up performance
Oct 2021, May 2022 - Vet Tix to Final Dress Performances
Four Holiday Pop-ups - Nov 2021
Blue Skies of Texas Concert - March 2022
Texas Cavaliers River Parade - June 2021, April 2022
Texas State Opera by the River Camp Collab - Ju 2022 Methodist Hospital
"Explore Opera for Kids!" Videos re-released online through the SAPL - July 2021
Opera by the River
Blue Skies of Texas
Texas Cavaliers River Parade Tobin Open House
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