The Research and Professional Development Opera Institute is a course of study built on the premise that by partnering directly and over time with a network of schools, the Guild can help teachers design and implement a comprehensive opera education plan that facilitates authentic instruction and experiences in the classroom using multiple methodologies and approaches. The overall purpose is to empower school administrators and teachers to design and implement ideas that best suit the needs of their students and their communities. This is not a regimented “one size fits all” concept, but a practical approach shaped through inquiry, reflection and discovery. The Institute’s flexible approach is steeped in sound pedagogy and creative and authentic artistic practice that enables schools to sustain and perpetuate a daily role for the arts in the developmental needs of students.

For more information, please call 212-769-7026 or email institute@operaed.org.