Welcome to Los Angeles Opera’s 2005-06 Season, overflowing with exciting new opportunities and familiar programs reaching further into the community than ever before. To download the complete Education and Community Programs 2005/06 Season Brochure, use the following links:

2006/07 Education & Community Programs Brochure
2006/07 Education & Community Programs Application

With something for absolutely everyone, Los Angeles Opera’s Education and Community Programs Department invites you to be part of the excitement and mystery that is opera. We promise you will never be the same.

• Students enjoy matinee performances free of charge, in-school residencies, school assemblies, opera clubs, opera camps, and are able to win season subscriptions.
  
  
• Teachers, too, are enriched by in-service teacher training and recital programs.
  
  
• College Students get involved by registering to receive e-mail announcements for special ticket offers and events. Additionally, LA Opera partners with a limited number of schools to bring special events to campuses, including opera recitals and master classes with LA Opera artists.
  
  
• Families are invited to join us for our newest tradition in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Saturday Mornings at the Opera.
  
  
• Communities enjoy lively opera talks and recitals at libraries, senior centers, colleges and universities, and community theaters.
  
  
• Senior Citizens associated with city or county-funded senior centers can attend free dress rehearsals at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Los Angeles Opera's Speakers Bureau consists of over 60 knowledgeable and enthusiastic Opera League of Los Angeles volunteer speakers, who present insightful "Opera Talks" to any group of 10 or more. From classrooms to libraries to civic or private groups to senior centers, our speakers serve thousands each year.

Los Angeles Opera has joined forces with a number of local libraries to host a series of talks and presentations open to the public and free of charge. At selected participating libraries, Los Angeles Opera presents free opera concerts to conclude the series.




Los Angeles Opera is continuing its Free Demonstration Performance Tour with our youthful take on Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West, The Prospector in January and February 2006 at nine community venues. Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information about this exciting program. for more information about this exciting program.

It is our sincere hope that you will take advantage of the enriching opportunities Los Angeles Opera offers you and your community!

Los Angeles Opera would like to announce its inclusion on www.LAArtsEd.org, the County’s first-ever online directory for arts education programs. The site provides one-stop shopping for educators looking for quality arts education programs that meet the state of California standards.

The directory is searchable by artistic discipline (music, dance, theatre, visual arts), school subject area (history, math, English, science), grade level, program type (performance, workshop, field trip, residency) and cultural origin. Users can view video clips, and, most importantly, get directly in touch with us via an online booking form.

The directory is operated by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission as part of the Arts for All initiative, launched in September 2002 to restore comprehensive arts education to Los Angeles County classrooms.