Opera Creation Boot Camp

A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

August 11-15, 2025

Sessions Focus On:
Arts-Integrated Project-Based Learning ideal for collaborative teaching and learning
Differentiated Learning Strategies to adapt the curriculum to meet your teaching and learning goals
Social Emotional Learning outcomes addressed
STEAM Lessons in technical theater
Built-in Practicum: Practice teaching each day mentored by Master Teaching Artists

 

Empowering Educators to Create, Innovate, and Inspire Through Opera.

Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Based on the Music! Words! Opera! national curriculum, BLO’s Opera Creation Boot Camp lets you dive deep into how to facilitate the opera creation process with your students, and learn new tools and techniques that support your existing teaching practice.

After invigorating morning sessions with Master Teaching Artists, educator-participants have the opportunity to apply their new skills immediately. Each afternoon, we will welcome a group of elementary-aged students in our Opera Kids! for a week-long creative opera project, providing a hands-on teaching experience for educators. Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. No arts expertise necessary.
Registration and Materials Fee: $100 per educator
“Both Prilly and Joel gave me a new bag of tools for inspiring creativity in my students. I’ve found myself utilizing their techniques in other aspects of my teaching, beyond opera creation. They also stretched me as an artist. I loved the fact that my teacher-peers and I could work to create our own opera, while at the same time using our new-found skills with actual students each afternoon.”
-Teacher Participant

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Lydia Jane Graeff

Master Teaching Artist

Joel Esher

Master Teaching Artist

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