Opera for Young Audiences - School Performances

BLO introduces students and educators to the amazing, multidisciplinary world of opera.

Thanks to all the students and teachers who made The Barber of Seville such a success in 2010! We hope to see you for Hansel and Gretel in 2011!


by Engelbert Humperdinck

Indulge your sweet tooth for adventure with this treat of an opera. In this classic fairy tale, a walk in the forest turns into a discovery of delights and frights. A gingerbread house tempts Hansel and Gretel’s taste buds, but beware! Behind those sugar-coated walls lurks a witch! Hansel and Gretel must stick together to free the forest from a wicked spell. Come see what two clever children can do!

  • Recommended for students in grades 2-8
  • Performed in English and fully staged in one hour with sets and costumes
  • CD recording & curriculum-based study guide available

Tickets are $9.50 each, with one free ticket for every 15 purchased. Click here to find out about funding for opera field trips!

For information contact Julie House at 617.542.4912 x242 or jhouse@blo.org.

Click here to request tickets online

Performances
All performances are at 9:45 & 11:45 on the dates below. Dates and locations subject to change.

Merrimack College
North Andover, MA
March 2 & 3, 2011

 Wheelock Family Theatre
Boston, MA
March 7 & 8, 2011
The Strand Theatre
Dorchester, MA
March 9, 2011		 Duxbury Performing Arts Center
Duxbury, MA
March 10, 2011

More than a performance!
Use the opera in your classroom as a learning tool across the curriculum—long before you enter the theatre.

  • Your purchase of 15 or more tickets includes a free CD. Use this CD with the free study guide available below to bring opera to your classroom all year long!
  • Your purchase of 28 or more tickets also includes an interactive in-school preview with an opera singer, free inside Route 495.

Click here to request tickets online

For more information contact Julie House at 617.542.4912 x242 or jhouse@blo.org.

Study Guide Materials

With Boston Lyric Opera you get more than a performance! You can begin to use Hansel and Gretel in your classroom as a learning tool long before you enter the theatre. Our study guide is keyed to Massachusetts Learning Standards in numerous subject areas and includes suggestions for using your free CD.