Educational Programs
Free events performed by Opera Queensland include pre-performance 45 minute talks, performing arias of forthcoming productions in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall, and lunchtime concerts in the Main Auditorium of Brisbane's City Hall.
Exploring Opera! is Opera Queensland’s education program for school students and adult and community groups. In 2008 and 2009, it toured schools with Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. Other projects include the two-day workshops for primary schools, The Wombat Story and The Storm and What Came of It.
Moving Opera! is a residency program that brings a group of five professional artists (a director, musical director and three singers) into secondary schools. A week-long workshop explores music theatre processes on a variety of levels and provides opportunities for individual and ensemble development. The residency finishes with a performance on the Friday evening. Thanks to corporate sponsorship, Moving Opera! visits regional High Schools in Biloela, Mount Isa, Chinchilla, Ipswich, Emerald, Blackwater, Clermont, and Adelaide.
Towards Opera! is an Italian language opera study project designed for students of Italian in Queensland secondary schools. In 2008, it introduced Puccini's Turandot to students.
Arts Infused presents workshops to primary and secondary school teachers.
OPpreciation gives adult and community groups the opportunity to participate in a range of activities to discover more about opera. Lunch 'n Learn offers a one-hour program at the workplace. Overture to Opera is a one-hour forum with talk and performance for teachers, senior secondary students and adult groups. Exploring Opera! is a radio programme on 4MBS by Opera Queensland's Artistic Administrator, Brad Jarrett.
Choice Voices takes opera into corporate, hospitality and convention markets; it presents tailored concert productions that showcase Queensland's vocal talent.
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