Did you know that Opera Columbus serves over 13,000 Central Ohio students each spring through our education program?!
Join Opera Columbus this season for Musical Storytime: Little Red Riding Hood AND Musical Storytime: Hansel + Gretel, new adaptations by Joshua Borths. To continue creating a virtual path for schools to have more access to our educational programming, Opera in a Dropbox: Cinderella will return as FREE program with a play for students to develop acting skills, accompanied by musical tracks with a lead character hosting the show.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Recommended for Grades K-5 | New adaptation by Joshua Borths.
Musical Storytime: Little Red Riding Hood is an engaging, adaptation of Mozart’s Don Giovanni that tells the story of the infamous wolf who bullies the fairy tale creatures of the forest. But, when the creatures band together to teach the wolf the error of his ways, they learn that through the power of friendship, love, and forgiveness, they can conquer the biggest, baddest bullies.
HANSEL + GRETEL
Recommended for Grades K-5 | New adaptation by Joshua Borths.
Brother and sister Hansel and Gretel live in a small house at the edge of the forest, far away from all others. After being left alone in the forest, they decide to find shelter and come across a house made of cake and bread. Little do they know that the house is owned by an evil witch! This famous fairy tale teaches us about the struggle between right and wrong.
CINDERELLA
Recommended for Grades K-5 | Adaptation by Joshua Borths.
Accepting yourself, accepting those around you, and changing the world around you.
Opera Columbus, will be creating a new virtual path for schools to have more access to our Education program. Our premiere of “Opera in A Dropbox” will showcase Cinderella and will feature a FREE program with a play for the students to develop their acting skills, accompanied by musical tracks with a lead character hosting the show.
In this new adaptation of the classic fairytale, Cinderella overcomes her circumstances and transforms into the person she was always meant to be… which is who she was all along! Featuring new twists, this timeless tale of kindness, love, and self-realization is sure to enchant young—and young at heart—audiences of all ages.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OFFERINGS
CONCERTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Concerts in the Classroom presents interactive music programming for your classroom or school. Our artists spend time performing, talking with your students, answering questions, and discussing different elements of opera: performance, practicing, healthy behaviors, productions, traveling, languages, and more.
OPERA CHAT
Contact Dione Bennett at dbennett@operacolumbus.org with school information, version option, and date you would like to schedule. Our staff will be in touch to confirm date and time.
