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Music! Words! Opera!

Music! Words! Opera!
OPERA America is dedicated to sharing information and resources about opera, extending the art form’s rich traditions, embracing new works and advocating for new expressions and explorations through art. The Music! Words! Opera! (M!W!O!) textbook series provides classroom teachers and arts specialists an accessible way of incorporating the interdisciplinary arts into a classroom setting.

What is it?
The curriculum series was developed over 20 years ago by a team of authors, including classroom and music teachers, curriculum specialists, composers and opera professionals to reflect the highly interdisciplinary nature of opera and to promote the art form as an excellent tool to aid students and teachers in their explorations of history, language, literature and music. M!W!O! places students at the center of their learning as they find new creative means of self-expression through the study of opera. In its history, M!W!O! has introduced an estimated 32,500 students and nearly 1,300 educators to opera.

For more detailed information about the materials or to purchase, visit our publications page.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
      

Spring 2012 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • Opera Conference 2012: Creative Resurgence
  • Operatic Evolution and Natural Selection
  • The National Opera Center: Countdown
  • Developing New Work
Contact Us
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Info@operaamerica.org • Directions
From Airport:
The easiest way to reach the OPERA America offices is to get a cab at the airport. Cost is $40-45
(not including tip).
  • JFK - Take the AirTrain ($5 - approx. 15 minutes) to the Jamaica Street Station and transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take the LIRR to Penn Station ($12 - approx. 35 minutes). See Penn Station directions below.
  • LaGuardia - Take the M60 Bus to the Hoyt Ave/31st Street. Get on the or Train and take that to 42nd/Times Square Station. Follow the Times Square Station directions below.
  • Newark - Take the New Jersey Transit train to Penn Station ($15 - approx. 45 min). See the Penn Station Directions below.

From Penn Station/Madison Square Garden:
Leave the station through the 7th Avenue/33rd Street exit and walk south for four blocks. The building is on
the right hand side.

From Grand Central Station:
Take the Train to the 42nd/Times Square station and transfer to the Train.
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.

From 42nd Street/Times Square:
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.

For more detailed directions, most up-to-date pricing or to specify a different starting location, please visit the
MTA Web site.