Opera Carolina

Opera Carolina, the region’s largest professional opera company, has been providing area students, teachers, and families with not only first-rate performances, but also a wonderful vehicle into their classroom curriculum through its educational programs. Since 1971, Opera Carolina has been

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Program Description

Musical storytelling brought right to your school or digital classroom!

Opera Xpress, Opera Carolina’s educational touring company, provides delightful productions of children’s operas to help teachers use opera as a classroom resource and help students understand and appreciate opera as an art form that integrates all of the fine arts and humanities. This year’s performance is designed for the

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Ashley Lam

704.332.7177 x109

ashley@operacarolina.org

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Program Detail

Program type: Assembly/Performance, Virtual/Online Program, Workshop

Artistic Discipline: Music, Storytelling, Theater

Cultural Origin: European

Subject: Dance, English, Language Arts, Literacy, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies / History, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts

Population Served Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Bilingual: No

Available dates:

Available January – June 2022

Available times:

To be arranged with school

Max number of students: 500

Length of :Program 30-45 minutes

Space / technical requirements:

For live performances, a cleared space to perform (no actual stage necessary) and 20ft distance between artists and audience.

For virtual performances, a virtual meeting platform of the school’s choice is required for the Q&A with artists.

Location(s):

School’s space of choice; or YouTube, Zoom or other school-approved virtual meeting platform

Fees / Ticketing:

Live:$500/performance (non-Title I); $350/performance (Title I)

Virtual: $300 for 2-week performance access + 1 live Q&A session with artists (up to 100 students on Q&A); $50 for each additional Q&A session

EDUCATION STANDARDS

NC Standard Course of Study:

SL1: Students will prepare for and participate effectively in conversations and collaborations with diverse partners to build on their own and others’ ideas while expressing them clearly and persuasively.

W3 and W9: Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events while using effective technique and will draw supporting evidence from literary and/or informational texts.

R7 and R9: Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and will analyze how these mediums’ content address similar themes and topics to build knowledge or compare approaches.

NC Essential Standards:

From the Arts Education, Music K-5 Standards: CR.1: Students will understand global, interdisciplinary, and 21st century connections with the art form of opera through the performance and the study guide’s various activities, including exploration into the art forms relevancy in today’s world.

MR.1: Students will understand the interacting elements to respond to music and operatic performances including, but not limited to, performance etiquette, voice types, settings, and more.

From the Social Studies Standards: K-5.H.1: Students will explore and understand many facets of culture through the performance and the guide’s activities.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes

Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes

Maintains general liability insurance (Individuals and organizations listed in this Directory can provide proof of insurance upon request. ASC does not hold copies of current documentation for providers): Yes

Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes

Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes

Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes

Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes

Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes

Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes

PHOTOS

References

Available upon request.

Cancellation Policy

Sponsoring school/group must provide cancellation in writing within two weeks of the performance viewing window’s start date. If sponsor cancels less than two weeks in advance, sponsor may be subject to pay partial performance fees.