Why bring opera into your school?
Recent studies exploring the impact of the arts on learning have stressed the importance of arts in education. These studies show that young people who have regular involvement in arts pursuits frequently develop superior skills in creativity and originality, expression of thoughts and ideas, imagination and elaboration, and in the organization of different kinds of meaning, insight and understanding. Many children would never be exposed to art forms like opera without such programs that we are able to bring into your school.

Opera Artist Institute
for Emerging Singers

The Emerald City Opera 2013 Opera Artist Institute is an eleven day, intensive performance oriented program for singers designed to advance the art form of opera by contributing to the training of emerging professional singers.  Established in 2008, ECO’s Opera Artist Institute plays a vital role in the life of the opera company, giving emerging artists a wide range of opportunities to learn and perform in a fast paced and supportive environment.  For 2013, the Institute offers opportunities to student directors, conductors and pianist-coaches, as well as singers. 

The program also expands the company’s season and regional outreach with performances of opera scenes sung exclusively by Institute participants, and presented throughout the geographic area. The Institute performances introduce opera to a wider audience by bringing high-quality performances directly to remote communities at a far lower price point.   

Institute participants are chosen through an application and audition process (see below for details). Selected participants are in residence in Steamboat Springs for eleven days in August, and manage a rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule including daily voice coachings, daily staging rehearsals, evening concerts, touring production performances, mainstage production performances, and other community appearances and concerts.

Applications for the 2013 program are available at  https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/emerald-city-opera-2013
 The application deadline is Monday, March 18, 2013.

At Emerald City Opera we believe opera is for everyone! The Education and Community Outreach arm of ECO seeks to provide every person in Northwest Colorado the opportunity to experience opera first-hand, and to understand and appreciate this entertaining and dynamic art form. ECO’s Touring Opera Troupe has charmed audiences at schools throughout Northwest Colorado, including Meeker, Craig, Kremmling, Granby, Walden, Yampa, Rangley, Hayden and Steamboat Springs.