OPERA America is committed to the creation of new works both on stage and in the classroom. The Music! Words! Opera! Create Your Opera curriculum guides teachers and students through the process of composing and producing an original work of opera or music-theater.



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Create Your Own Opera: Step 5.1 Musical Moods

Create Your Own Opera: Step 13.3 Sung Speech

Create Your Own Opera: Step 14.1 Mood and Mode

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Opera is an excellent tool for enhancing core subjects while also developing 21st-century skills of communication, collaboration and creative thinking. As students engage in this process of musical storytelling, they will explore connections between language arts, social studies, science, mathematics and fine arts, all while discovering their own creative voices.

Create original operas in your classroom:

Story to Song Unit Plan

The Drama of Opera | Tableau, Reflection Discussion

The Creation of Opera | Call and Response, Improvising Melodies

The Process of Opera | Music Notation, Developing Notated Melodies

Collaborative Learning in Opera