How the West Was Sung

"Along with dreams, they brought their songs; that's how the west was sung."

Western frontier history comes alive when seen through the eyes and music of Colorado’s 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 frontier characters. What DID people do for entertainment before the days of iPod and reality TV?

Grade Level: 3-8
Available: Year round
Cost: $450 for one 45 minute performance; $550 two performances back-to-back
Supports Colorado Model Content Standards for music, reading, writing and history

Download the How the West Was Sung Study Guide (pdf)
Download the 2011-2012 How the West Was Sung Brochure (pdf)
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Contact the Education and Community Programs office to schedule an event or program at your school: education@centralcityopera.org or (303) 331-7026. You can also now request a program through our online form.

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Eureka Street  |  The Great Opera Mix-Up   |  Mozart & Co.  |  How the West Was Sung  |  En Mis Palabras - In My Own Words   |  Opera on the Go!  |  Workshops & Master Classes  |  Build an Opera  |  The Alliance Project  |  Performing Arts Intensive  |  Family Matinees  |  Take a Child to the Opera