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Write an Opera
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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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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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...
View ArticleRoyal Opera House helps teachers incorporate arts into a range of subjects
As a passionate debate continues as to whether arts should be included in the English Baccalaureate, at the ROH we’re exploring ways of bringing arts into the classroom. We recently ran an intensive...
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Blog from Brazil #2: How do we ensure teachers’ own development?
Royal Ballet workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil © Luiz Guilherme Guerreiro, 2013 Well over 80 people with a shared belief in the potential of dance to be a positive force in children's lives: from...
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The pursuit of happiness: how the arts are essential to childrens’ experience...
Chance to Dance Performance - Jam Tomorrow May 2012 How important is it that children are happy at school? Few people would argue that happiness is paramount, so why do we measure success by...
View ArticleWatch: Go behind the scenes of a Schools' Matinee
It's a deafening sound - nearly 2,000 young people aged 8-18 years old clapping, cheering and whooping in appreciation of a Taylor Family Foundation Schools' Matinee performance by The Royal Opera or...
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500 primary school children from around England come together to perform at...
Children performing in a Dance Dynamics sharing © ROH/Brian Slater, 2013 The Royal Opera House's Paul Hamlyn Hall was recently filled with more than 500 primary school children from all over England....
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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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Interactive: Explore the fascinating history of Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Detail from a costume design for a cousin from 1905 production of Madama Butterfly © 2016 ROH Collections. Puccini's iconic opera Madama Butterfly is no stranger to the Covent Garden stage. The tragic...
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