Outreach and Education

Opera Boston’s Education Program launched in 2001 with a generous gift in memory of Pearl Guzik, brings its company artists into diverse school and community settings with engaging, participatory programs that introduce children and adults to the excitement and beauty of live opera. Opera Boston’s Education Program fills an important niche in providing arts education programming in the region.  Since its beginning in 2002, the program has grown to serve over 9600  children and adults at more than 30 locations throughout New England.

Partnerships include Young Audiences of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Conservatory, Cloud Place Teen Center, the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston Public Schools, the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Edvestors, Boston City Singers, Mssng Lnks,  the Weston Council on Aging, and others.

Opera Boston presents new productions of innovative opera, operetta, musical theatre repertoire and rarely heard works, along with groundbreaking opera education and outreach programs. Opera Boston’s annual season at the Cutler Majestic Theatre has earned it “Best of Boston” honors from The Boston Globe for eight consecutive years. The company also recently received the prestigious Opera America Success Award, given annually to an American opera company that demonstrated exceptional innovation and excellence in audience development.

The Madame White Snake Education and Outreach Program is presented by State Street Corporation.

For more information on Opera Boston’s Outreach and Education programs, please contact education@operaboston.org