Curriculum Kit by Clifford Brooks and Roger Ames, with a full-scale professional opera production of Verdi's Aida on DVD.
The Music! Words! Opera! series challenges students to experience communication and storytelling through methods beyond the spoken and written word. Opera is a multi-art form that invites students to explore several fundamental means of human communication—through language, music, dance, drama, and visual arts. Opera is an art form to be understood and enjoyed by everyone!
Music! Words! Opera! Featuring Aida includes complete lesson plans, an opera outline, activities, handouts, study questions, assessment tools, a glossary, and a DVD recording of a classic performance from the Metropolitan Opera, conducted by James Levine with a cast including Aprile Millo and Plácido Domingo (in itself a $25 value!).
Also includes free access to an online resource bank that offers reprintable downloads and other helpful support materials.
Developed by educators and opera professionals, designed for upper elementary and middle school music classes.
152 pp. Spiral Paperback & DVD
