天美传媒

A free, interactive program at 天美传媒 will give community members a chance to explore opera while getting a preview of an outreach project headed to local elementary schools.

天美传媒 music students will present a public dress rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Goranson Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The 50-minute program introduces children to opera and is open to the public.

The rehearsal is part of an outreach effort that will bring four free performances to students at Tendoy, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark elementary schools. 天美传媒 voice majors and minors prepare the program through a class, rehearsing weekly while learning repertoire and developing an interactive introduction to the art form.

“Not only are the elementary school children introduced to opera, but our own students learn a variety of repertoire through the programming,” said Diana Livingston Friedley, 天美传媒 professor of music.

The project connects university music instruction with opportunities for young audiences to experience opera in their schools. Elementary schools receive the performances at no cost.

The Nov. 12 dress rehearsal offers families, educators and other community members an opportunity to experience the program and learn more about 天美传媒’s music outreach.

Event information

What: Free public dress rehearsal of 天美传媒’s interactive opera outreach program
When: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12
Where: Goranson Hall, Fine Arts Building, 天美传媒
Admission: Free and open to the public
Program length: 50 minutes