Education, Audiences & Community Services
M!W!O! — Training Workshops

OPERA America, in partnership with local opera companies across the country, provides training workshops for the Music! Words! Opera! curriculum. Workshops are held every summer and are typically one week long. Workshop leaders, or “trainers,” are experts in using the curriculum and adapting it to different populations. Many of our trainers started out using the program in their classrooms as teachers, and some actually helped create the curriculum. During the workshop, teachers go through the same process that they will undertake with their students — they learn about opera through the study of a great work, and then apply that knowledge to create an original performance. In addition, the workshop highlights ways that teachers can relate opera to other subjects, paying particular attention to the subject area standards. There is also a strong focus on assessment and evaluation.

2010 Workshop Schedule
Dates for 2010 Music! Words! Opera! workshops are posted as they are confirmed.

June 14 – 18, 2010, Saint Louis, MO
Sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

June 28 – July 2, 2010, Indianapolis, IN
Sponsored by Indianapolis Opera

July 5 – 9, 2010, Denver, CO
Sponsored by Central City Opera

July 26 – 30, 2010, Salt Lake City, UT
Sponsored by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera

August 2 – August 6, 2010, Fort Worth, TX
Sponsored by Fort Worth Opera

Past Summer Workshop Schedule
June 8 – 12, 2009, Saint Louis, MO
Sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
June 15 – 19, 2009, Indianapolis, IN
Sponsored by Indianapolis Opera
June 29 – July 3, 2009, Denver, CO
Sponsored by Central City Opera
July 27 v July 31, 2009, Charlotte, NC
Sponsored by Opera Carolina
August 3 – August 7, 2009, Fort Worth, TX
Sponsored by Fort Worth Opera
August 26 – 28, 2009, Vancouver, Canada
Sponsored by Vancouver Opera

For more information on each training workshop, please click on the individual links of each sponsor company. These links will bring you to their respective pages, which give details about their workshops, locations and contact information. Please contact Education@operaamerica.org for other questions about Music! Words! Opera!

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Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

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