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Looking Back at Orpheus: Opera and Cultural Integration
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Simpson, Patricia Anne – International Journal of Music Education, 2013
The myth of Orpheus is intricately implicated in the origin of song. For centuries, myth and music have cooperated in a variety of genres, foremost among them in opera. The myth, open to reinterpretation across linguistic, national, and temporal boundaries, served as a starting point for an extracurricular opera project in the metropolitan region…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences, Immigrants, Ethnicity
Recording Opera: Live Singers Tour with Taped Music
Collinge, Robert – Educational and Industrial Television, 1975
How one company tapes the conductor/orchestra to tour opera in schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Concerts, Extracurricular Activities, Music, Opera
Recording Opera: Live Singers Tour with Taped Music
Collinge, Robert – Educational and Industrial Television, 1975
How one company tapes the conductor/orchestra to tour opera in schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Concerts, Extracurricular Activities, Music, Opera
Collaborating to Build an Opera Ensemble.
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Ames, Roger – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Describes a summer school program in which secondary students collaborated to build an opera company. Details the activities of seven days in the first stage of the three-stage project. Concludes that the experience built democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Democratic Values, Extracurricular Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Making Opera Part of the Curriculum.
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Bullen, Nancy – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Describes a school districtwide program in which secondary students produced operas as part of the regular and extracurricular curricula. Details events dating from 1985 illustrating the growth and development of the program. Contends that the program was an intellectually rewarding experience and an excellent public relations activity for the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Activities, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
An Examination of a Young Child's Responses to Performance: Implications for Arts Curricula.
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Suthers, Louie; Larkin, Veronicah – Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Performance in drama, dance, music, puppetry, or combinations of these arts can be an exciting encounter for young children. This case study investigated one 4-year-old's responses to a children's opera. Her responses before, during, and after the performance were systematically observed and analyzed. Data showed that the child had some knowledge…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Expression, Case Studies