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Students will love Voices in the Classroom – a series of engaging, interactive, multi-media classroom performances by the four featured Opera Omaha Voices artists in residence tailored for students in middle school, high school or college. With Resident Music Director J. Gawf and Community Programs Coordinator Tara Cowherd, the performances provide a framework for experiencing the interaction of words and music – the essence of opera – with famous solos and ensembles, insightful narration, English supertitles, and background information on composers and librettists.
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Opera Omaha and the Omaha Symphony present a collaborative venture with seven area high school choirs, members of the Opera Omaha Chorus, four soloists, and musicians of the Omaha Symphony, under the direction of the Omaha Symphony Resident Conductor, Ernest Richardson. Opera Omaha Resident Music Director J. Gawf and Maestro Richardson work with each school for two weeks of individual and combined choir rehearsals. The collaboration concludes with a final performance where students participate in an unparalleled live performance of a large symphonic choral work and choruses from our favorite operas, including Carmen, Pagliacci and more…

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Opera Omaha is committed to fostering the interest of young students who wish to pursue a career in vocal music. Master Classes are considered to be one of the most effective means of musical and artistic development. Each season, Opera Omaha staff and visiting artists work with participating high schools and colleges to present Master Classes on topics such as singing Italian opera, modern operas and music theater, and preparing for auditions. Participants are pre-selected; Master Classes are free and open to the public to observe and enjoy.

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Students in area schools hear music from an upcoming production and talk how an opera comes to life. Benefits of booking these previews include a $10 student ticket offer to an upcoming Opera Omaha production.

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Unique and interactive, Ready, Set...Opera! is an introductory program for elementary school children. Developed by internationally experienced opera professionals and life-long educators Diane Owens and Gary Race, the 45-minute program complements the language arts, social studies and music curricula of upper elementary school. Guided by Owens through singing, dialogue and listening segments, students learn how music tells a story, cues action, and sparks the imagination through the opera art form. Students interact as scene partners, sound effects, even chorus, and participate in the famous operatic thunderstorm scene from Rossini’s opera Cinderella. The fully staged presentation is accompanied on piano by Resident Music Director J. Gawf.

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