What is Opera Express?
Opera Express, Opera Carolina's educational touring company, engages children and families throughout the Carolinas with professional performances of opera for young people. These delightful productions help students understand and appreciate opera as an art form that integrates all of the fine arts and humanities and help teachers use opera as a classroom resource. Performances are tailored to K-5 age groups with study guide activities that address NC curriculum standards in English Language Arts, Music, and more.
Since 1971, Opera Express has served more than one million children with such favorites as The Billy Goats Gruff, An Aesop Odyssey, Pinocchio, How Nanita Learned to Make Flan, and more.
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2011-12 Touring Season
Pinocchio
Pinocchio is an operatic adaptation of the classic children's story using music from great operas by Mozart, Offenbach, Donizetti, Pergolesi, Sullivan, and Verdi.
The old clock maker Gepetto has always wanted a son. He begins carving a puppet and with the Old Blue Lady's help the puppet, Pinocchio, becomes a real boy. Gepetto sends him off to school when, on his way, he meets Wolf and Cat, who slyly convince him that school is no place for a boy. The three set off to skip school and when Pinocchio finally returns home, Gepetto eagerly asks him about his day. With each lie Pinocchio's nose grows, teaching him the value of telling the truth.
Click here to download the Pinocchio study guide.
Touring Schedule
Opera Express will be touring in the fall and spring. Please contact Ashley Lam at 704.332.7177, ext. 202 for specific availability.
Teacher and Student Participation
Student participation
The artists provide an introduction and guided Q&A session after the performance.
Teacher Participation
Each performance site receives a study guide that provides a synopsis, vocabulary, and other information about the production, as well as a variety of activities integrating NC curriculum standards in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Music, and more into classrooms. Teachers are strongly encouraged to use the study guide before and after the performance to further Opera Express as a valuable teaching resource.
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