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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleWays 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...
View ArticleFrom 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...
View ArticleWrite 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleOphelia’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...
View ArticleApplications 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...
View ArticleHow 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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