University and Community Programs
Kentucky Opera education programs don’t end in high school. Community partnerships with Jefferson County Public Schools Adult Education, Louisville Public Media and the Speed Art Museum make enrichment programs available and accessible for students of any age! Join us for Lunch & Listen, an Opera Preview or one of our many other specially designed programs to learn more about your opera.
Composer Workshop
This collaborative program brings an internationally known American opera composer to Louisville to provide coachings and masterclasses with Kentucky Opera Studio Artists, University of Louisville voice students and students from the Academy of Music at St. Francis in the Fields. Previous Composers in Residence included Jake Heggie and Ben Moore. This season we are pleased to feature Daron Hagen as our 2010 Composer-in-Residence.
Composer Workshop Events
October 24 at 7pm: Public Master Class with Daron Hagen – U of L School of Music/Belknap Campus
October 26 at 7pm: Public Master Class with Daron Hagen – Academy of Music at St. Francis in the Fields
October 31 at 3pm: Free public concert of Daron Hagen’s pieces performed by Kentucky Opera Studio Artists, University of Louisville vocal students and students from the Academy of Music at St. Francis in the Fields at Comstock Hall, University of Louisville School of Music.
Composer Workshop Partners: University of Louisville’s School of Music and the Academy of Music at St. Francis in the Fields.
Lunch & Listen
Broadcast live through a partnership with MetroTV and WUOL at the Louisville Public Media studios, you get the unique opportunity to meet main stage artists and Kentucky Opera Studio Artists performing live selections from the upcoming opera production. Kentucky Opera General Director David Roth provides commentary and interviews. Call 502.585.9402 for reservations
- CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | I PAGLIACCI : Wednesday, September 8 at noon
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE : Wednesday, October 6 at noon
MADAME BUTTERFLY : Wednesday, November 3 at noon
Sights & Sounds
Partnering with the Speed Art Museum, we tie the opera production into a visual arts style or movement and feature live operatic excerpts performed by Kentucky Opera’s Studio Artists. Hosted by the Speed Art Museum’s Director of Education and Kentucky Opera’s Director of Education, Sights & Sounds also features guest lecturers from around Kentuckiana.
- CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | I PAGLIACCI : Sunday, September 12 at 1:30pm
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE : Sunday, October 22 at 1:30pm
MADAME BUTTERFLY : Sunday, November 7 at 1:30pm -- This event will feature a screening of the film Memoirs of a Geisha as part of OperaBound
Opera Preview
One hour before curtain, former Kentucky Opera General Director Thomson Smillie and Kentucky Opera’s Director of Education, Deanna Hoying, host pre-performance lectures to broaden your opera experience. You are introduced to the history and structure of the opera, musical themes to listen for and dramatic elements to watch. These lectures are held at the Brown Theatre.
Opera Talk Backs
Following Sunday matinee performances, we offer the opportunity for patrons to stay and chat with conductors, stage directors and artists after the performance.
