Curious about what it’s like to be a real-life opera singer, production manager, stage manager, director, conductor, stage makeup artist, wig maker, props artisan, stage combat choreographer, or any other of the myriad of jobs in the world of opera? Have one “visit” your classroom using a video conferencing platform such as Zoom or Google Classroom. Spanish-speaking artists are available to visit bilingual (Spanish-English) classrooms. Scholarships available

Central City Opera Teaching Artists are available for virtual master classes in a variety of skills, including: vocal health and warm-ups; audition techniques; stage makeup tutorials; lyric diction in Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Latin; opera conducting and more. Scholarships available

Central City Opera Teaching Artist Ruth L. Carver leads students in grades 7-12 through yoga workshops designed to enhance students’ understanding of the mind/body/spirit connection and confidence in unleashing their own authentic voice and increase awareness of alignment and posture. Workshops can be customized to students’ needs. Scholarships available.

You provide the outdoor venue, we provide the performers. Weather-permitting, enjoy a physically-distanced concert of opera, music theater and more featuring a Central City Opera singer and pianist. Keyboard and sound equipment provided by Central City Opera. Available April – October, weather-permitting. COST: Varies (starting at $400).

Hosted on the Thinkific online course platform, Opera Up Close introduces learners of all ages to the art form and people of opera, both onstage and off. Spoken narration by real opera singers leads students through the course, which consists of photos of Central City Opera productions, videos of performers from around the world, and fun quizzes. Supplemental activities and worksheets are available as PDF downloads. Self-guided appropriate for grades 6 & up; hosted course through a video conferencing platform recommended for grades 1-5. Scholarships available for school groups.

Offline activity PDFs such as coloring books, limerick-based historic scavenger hunt, and more. Available for free download.

The Central City Opera Podcast features interviews with artists, directors, designers, and production personnel from our Summer Festival. Download episodes directly to your computer, tablet, or phone from our website or a podcast app. FREE!

In-depth explorations of opera and musical storytelling for smaller classroom settings. Bilingual (Spanish/English) teaching artists are available! Free add-on to any school assembly program or $6 per student if booked on its own.

“I’ll never be free unless I dare to be me.”

An original one-act bilingual opera, En Mis Palabras addresses the universal theme of adolescent development — finding your own voice and learning who you are amid parental expectations and peer influences. Fifteen-year-old Ana Maria feels stifled by her strict father; he is bewildered by her wish to be herself. Wise Abuela and brother Rodolfo try to help but it takes a family crisis to bring father and daughter to the beginning of acceptance and understanding. A Spanish/English resource guide explores cultural and family traditions, immigration and Latino history in Colorado and includes lesson plans in language arts and social studies.

Grades 6-12 and family audiences
Performed by 4 singers, pianist and classical guitarist
50 minutes + 10 minute Q&A
$750 for one performance
Colorado Academic Standards: Music, Reading, Writing and Communicating, World Language, Social Studies, Theater — Resources and related lesson plans available online (English and Spanish)
Available year round* — Scholarships available
*when in-person events are allowed

“From lumberjacks to culture, singing and adventure; come to Central City where the singing is so pretty.”

With funny and fascinating opera characters as your tour guides, discover Central City’s Eureka Street! You’ll meet prospectors, lumberjacks and divas from stories by Rossini, Shakespeare and other favorites. Selected students join the cast and, with help from the audience, discover all kinds of golden nuggets about great stories, history, music and rhythm.

Grades K-6
Performed by 3 singers and pianist
50 minutes + 5-10 minute Q&A
$490 single/$590 double (back-to-back)*
Colorado Academic Standards: Music, Reading, Writing, World Languages — Resources and related lesson plans available online
Available year round* — Scholarships available
*when in-person events are allowed

“Along with dreams, they brought their songs; that’s how the West was sung.”

Frontier history comes alive through the stories of Leadville Silver King Horace Tabor and his beautiful wife Baby Doe; Molly Brown, known as Unsinkable; Clara Brown, freed slave and Colorado pioneer; and other assorted western characters.

Grades 3-8
Performed by 3 singers, narrator, and pianist
50 minutes + 5-10 minute Q&A
$490 single/$590 double (back-to-back)*
Colorado Academic Standards: Music, Reading, Writing, History — Resources and related lesson plans available online
Available year round — Scholarships available