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Do-it-yourself: write your own opera

Would you ever consider writing your own opera? It may seem a daunting task but every year hundreds of young people write their very own operas from scratch as part of The Royal Opera House Write an...

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A Dartington dispatch: A look at the Write an Opera creative process

“Keep it Simple!” “If you chop a rabbit in half you need a slug!” “Cue vigorous fringing!” Writing the libretto If you wandered past Studio One at Dartington Hall this week, it’s very likely you would...

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Getting creative Write an Opera equips teachers with the skills, resources and knowledge to support students' learning across the curriculum through the arts and creativity. It has proved popular with...

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Ways to get involved with ROH Education

In make-up From choreography and composition to set construction and costume design, we work with children and adults of all ages to develop their creativity. We offer lots of different projects to...

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From school pupils to opera stars through Write an Opera programme

Chorus On a wet Thursday afternoon, in the shadow of the Olympic stadium, I arrive at Gainsborough Primary School to watch a premiere of a new opera. An unusual venue, but this is no ordinary opera. It...

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Write an Opera the Norwegian way

Oslo Opera House © Kris Taeleman 2012 I love the Royal Opera House: the house itself, the buildings and bustling Covent Garden location. In one respect, however, the Royal Opera House is unfortunately...

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What is education for? We look at the arts in schools

Write Your Own Opera - Acting lessons © ROH 2011 There is lots of speculation at the moment about changing the National Curriculum, the introduction of the English Baccalaureate into schools and the...

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Ophelia’s Secret: An opera created by Norwegian patients with mental health...

Ophelias Hemmelighet, created as a result of the Write an Opera programme ©Bergfløtt Behandlingssenter One of the highlights of my role at the ROH is receiving invitations to see new operas each...

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Applications now open for Write an Opera 2014

Teachers on Write an Opera course © ROH / Tom Nelson 2013 The Royal Opera House is now recruiting for Write an Opera 2014. The programme, a week-long residential course held in August, equips teachers...

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How the Write an Opera course inspires school pupils: ‘They don’t need a...

Brave Enough to be Yourself © Donna Howell 2013 A year ago, the pupils of Helenswood Academy, an all-girls school in Sussex, had a very definite idea of what opera entailed: they assumed that they...

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