The Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists perform annually for over 30,000 people of all ages in schools, libraries, universities, senior retirement communities, and community centers across the state.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
In lieu of the Indianapolis Opera's usual educational outreach, programming, and our summer Vocal Arts Institute (which has been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19) we have taken steps to ensure you are able to continue advancing your children's arts education through e-activities by providing these videos and curriculum below. We hope this continues to support you and your children while we navigate through these unprecedented times.
Please see below for curriculum for these grade levels:
Please see below for curriculum for these grade levels:
- K-5: The Tails of Cats and Mice (Children's Opera)
- 5-9: "Vedem" by Lori Laitman
- 5-9: Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis' teacher resources for Holocaust education
- 6-12: "Singing for Success"
Interested in Music Education for the 2020/2021 School Year?
The Indianapolis Opera is available to visit your school or community center to provide instructional and educational performances to your students. If you would like to book the opera for the 2020/2021 school year,
please click the button below and we will be in touch!
For More Information, please contact: Dr. Rachelle Woolston, Education & Community Director, at 317-283-3531 or woolston@indyopera.org.
The Indianapolis Opera is available to visit your school or community center to provide instructional and educational performances to your students. If you would like to book the opera for the 2020/2021 school year,
please click the button below and we will be in touch!
For More Information, please contact: Dr. Rachelle Woolston, Education & Community Director, at 317-283-3531 or woolston@indyopera.org.
Grades K-5:
The Tails of Cats and Mice
The Tails of Cats and Mice
"The Tails of Cats and Mice" is an opera for young audiences based on stories from "Aesop's Fables" set to music by famous opera composers.
A Country Mouse has plans to see her cousin in the city, and needs help putting her suitcase together. Perhaps you can help her out. As soon as she's ready, a Lion is waiting outside her door with a predicament: he has a thorn in his paw and needs help. Will she be brave enough to help him?
Meanwhile, in the city, the City Mouse has problems of his own thanks to a Cat that won't leave him alone. Perhaps he has an ingenious solution to his feline friend, but it will take a lot of bravery to pull it off.
This version of "The Tails of Cats and Mice" was based on a staged version that was sent out all over the state of Indiana as part of the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program. Due to school closures caused by coronavirus, we devised this new version for your own home enjoyment. However, the original opera features a choice system that allows the audience to decide how the story goes mid-way.
Cast: Janese Pentico - Country Mouse Alexander Henderson - Lion Felipe Prado - City Mouse Laura Zahn - Cat
Staff: Stage Director - Matt Cooksey Musical Coach and Pianist - Andrew Pham
A Country Mouse has plans to see her cousin in the city, and needs help putting her suitcase together. Perhaps you can help her out. As soon as she's ready, a Lion is waiting outside her door with a predicament: he has a thorn in his paw and needs help. Will she be brave enough to help him?
Meanwhile, in the city, the City Mouse has problems of his own thanks to a Cat that won't leave him alone. Perhaps he has an ingenious solution to his feline friend, but it will take a lot of bravery to pull it off.
This version of "The Tails of Cats and Mice" was based on a staged version that was sent out all over the state of Indiana as part of the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program. Due to school closures caused by coronavirus, we devised this new version for your own home enjoyment. However, the original opera features a choice system that allows the audience to decide how the story goes mid-way.
Cast: Janese Pentico - Country Mouse Alexander Henderson - Lion Felipe Prado - City Mouse Laura Zahn - Cat
Staff: Stage Director - Matt Cooksey Musical Coach and Pianist - Andrew Pham
If you would like to see a version like that and live in the state of Indiana, please reach out to book a performance during the fall 2020 semester. Or - if you don't live in Indiana - send this video to your local opera company and see if they'll produce it. You can also have people visit the director's website to get in touch: mattcooksey.com/connect.
Grades 5-9:
"Vedem" by Lori Laitman
"Vedem" by Lori Laitman
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Vedem was commissioned by Music of Remembrance, Mina Miller, Founder and Artistic Director. Made possible by a generous grant from the William O. and K. Carole Ellison Foundation.
Poems are by Petr Ginz, Hanuš Hachenburg, Zdeněk Ornest (Orce) and Josef Taussig. English translations by Paul Wilson from We are Children Just The Same: VEDEM, the secret magazine by the Boys of Terezin ©1995 by the Jewish Publication Society, used with permission.
Poems are by Petr Ginz, Hanuš Hachenburg, Zdeněk Ornest (Orce) and Josef Taussig. English translations by Paul Wilson from We are Children Just The Same: VEDEM, the secret magazine by the Boys of Terezin ©1995 by the Jewish Publication Society, used with permission.
Grades 5-9 PARENTS: Vedem is part of our Brundibar & Vedem Project, originally scheduled for April 2020, now postponed until the 2020-2021 season. This production celebrates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps in Europe, focusing specifically on the camp near Prague called Terezin, or Terezienstadt. Brundibar was written by the Jewish Czech composer Hans Krasa in 1938, and was performed by children in the camp for visiting dignitaries, including the Red Cross, as part of the Nazi propaganda effort. Vedem was written by American composer Lori Laitman in 2010, and tells the story of the boys living in the same room in Terezin who maintained a secret underground newspaper called "Vedem" throughout their imprisonment. These three excerpts from Vedem describe the thoughts and feelings of the captive children of Terezin.
Felipe Prado, tenor
Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Pham, piano
The Brundibar & Vedem Project provides an incredible opportunity to share this important historical event, as experienced through the perspectives of children. We are offering educational programming as part of this Project, including school performances of Brundibar and supplementary curriculum guides, with generous assistance from the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis.
Like what you see? Please reach out to Dr. Rachelle Wooston or fill out the request form below to schedule a time in the 2020/2021 school year to come to your school and provide educational instruction regarding the liberation of the concentration camps as well as the importance of story telling through the arts such as opera.
Felipe Prado, tenor
Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Pham, piano
The Brundibar & Vedem Project provides an incredible opportunity to share this important historical event, as experienced through the perspectives of children. We are offering educational programming as part of this Project, including school performances of Brundibar and supplementary curriculum guides, with generous assistance from the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis.
Like what you see? Please reach out to Dr. Rachelle Wooston or fill out the request form below to schedule a time in the 2020/2021 school year to come to your school and provide educational instruction regarding the liberation of the concentration camps as well as the importance of story telling through the arts such as opera.
Grades 6-12:
Singing for Success Education Series
Singing for Success Education Series
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Grades 6-12 PARENTS: The Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists provide a "Singing For Success" workshop series, designed to teach fundamental vocal techniques, designed for middle school and high school students. This series is intended to be presented to choirs, and can be adapted to fit the specific requests of the choir director. We have provided these four videos as an example of how we teach the following topics:
Posture & Breathing: Alexander Henderson, baritone
Vocal Registration & Diction : Janese Pentico, soprano
Chest Voice & Broadway "Belting" : Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Passaggio : Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Interpretation & Artistry : Felipe Prado, tenor
If you are interested in booking a workshop for your choir, please fill out the "Information Request" form below.
Education Program Sponsor
Unfortunately, due to the unprecedented public health requirements all large scale events are cancelled or postponed until May 10th which has forced all theaters venues to close. As a result, we must cancel or postpone our community events and the mainstage performances for the remaining 2019-2020 Season. This includes our education programs where the Indianapolis Opera would visit schools. However, the Indianapolis Opera has taken our normal programming and created these videos and curriculum to continue advancing students arts education through e-learning.
