San Francisco Opera Educator and Family Resource Materials
The San Francisco Opera Education Department provides resource materials and plenty of ideas for teachers to connect dress rehearsals and Opera DVDs for Schools to their curriculum – for multiple learning goals of Grade K through 12 students. The resource materials may also be used by families who wish to learn more about opera together. Please click on the appropriate opera selection below.
Carmen by Georges Bizet
Xerxes by George Frideric Handel
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti
The Abduction from the Seraglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano
The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti (Movie)
Faust by Charles Gounod
The Girl of the Golden West by Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Movie)
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
San Francisco Opera Guild Educator Resource Materials
Supplementary educational materials are designed to be used by teachers in the classroom, as preparation for their students’ experience with opera. Guides include synopsis, composer/librettist histories, thematic information, classroom discussion prompts and activities, and opera basics.
For more information contact our Education Departments:
San Francisco Opera: 415-551-6296
San Francisco Opera Guild: 415-565-3238