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The Metropolitan Opera Early Notes Program (Grades K–2)

The Early Notes Program introduces children in kindergarten, first and second grades (ages 5–8) to the wonderful world of opera in the classroom and at the opera house.

Working in select New York City Public Schools, the Met’s Education Director introduces and explores the basics of opera in the classroom.

The children also attend a rehearsal at the opera house, and participate in backstage tours and demonstrations of the various theatrical arts involved in opera production.

In addition to providing these hands-on learning experiences, the Metropolitan Opera is developing its own opera story books for children and grade-specific resource guides to help teachers immerse their students in music-making as well as opera.

The Met continues to expand the Early Notes Program to respond to the needs of the students within the New York City area and the educational goals of the New York City Department of Education. The Program was founded with support from the ChevronTexaco Foundation.

Programs at the College Level

The Metropolitan Opera has working relationships with a number of universities including Columbia University in the City of New York, Yale University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, the City University of New York and the University of Connecticut, to name a few.