Central City Opera’s Education and Community Programs enhance existing curriculum for young students and life-long learning for everyone. We work directly with educators, community leaders, students and parents to make these offerings relevant, educational and entertaining. The arts enrich lives and learning at every age. You can now request a program through our online form.
Find out more about:
Programs for Children and Teens - Bring dynamic singing artists into your school for a performance, or create an opera with your students through workshops and masterclasses. Attend a family matinee during the summer festival, or participate in our Summer Performing Arts Intensive for high school students.
Programs for Educators - Professional development and resources for educators. The arts make great teaching tools – our training makes using them easy.
Programs for Adults - Performing Artists are available for entertainment in your venue, or schedule a lecture on opera or Colorado history.
Regional Touring - Opera comes to you! Central City Opera Ensemble artists tour the Rocky Mountain region.
Ensemble Artists - Professional performing and teaching artists from around the region make up our year-round roster.
Education Schedule - upcoming events of the Central City Opera Ensemble
Resource Center - Study guides and other educational resources on opera
For information on our summer opera apprentice program of voice training and performance opportunities for young professionals, please visit the Young Artists Training Program page.
Download the pdf version of the 2011-12 Education & Community Programs Brochure
To schedule a program at your school or venue, contact the Education and Community Programs office: education@centralcityopera.org or (303) 331-7026.
If you have already had Central City Opera present a program at your venue, we invite you to fill out an evaluation form of your experience.
“The most important thing I learned is that opera is a great way to learn about other things.” - 8th grader, Bell Middle School
“How can I ever say thank you? All my life I’ve wanted to go to Central City to the opera—today you brought the Opera to me. Your beautiful voices touched my very soul.” - Nita Schlickman, Cliffview Assisted Living Center, Kremmling
Our thanks to the following sponsors who so generously support Central City Opera’s Education and Community Programs:
Breckenridge Music Institute
Central City Opera Guild
Colorado Creative Industries
Denver Lyric Opera Guild
Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund
ECA Foundation
El Pomar Foundation
EnCana Oil and Gas
Alan Green Memorial Fund
The William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
The Virginia H. Hill Foundation
The Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation
J.K. Mullen Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Louis and Harold Price Foundation
Schramm Foundation
Citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation
Target
Wells Fargo
Xcel Energy Foundation
Education Partners:
Colorado Children's Chorale
Colorado Springs Conservatory
CU Opera
Inside the Orchestra
Opera America
Central City Opera Ensemble
Member organizations of the Scientifica and Cultural Collaborative
Roger Ames, Composer In Residence
