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Hover over a date in the calendar above to see the days event(s) listed here.
Saturday 11/01/08

12:30PM - 2:30PM
TDO Encore Performance - SALOME on WRR 101.1 FM
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Sunday 11/02/08

2:00PM - 3:00PM
Nasher Performing Arts Series: Overtures with The Dallas Opera
Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201

Friday 11/07/08

6:30PM - 8:00PM
AMICI Educational Series - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
One Arts Plaza - 1722 Routh Street, Dallas TX 75201

Saturday 11/08/08

10:30AM - 4:30PM
Season Preview Weekend - Educational Opera Adventures
Commercial Lobby/Plaza at One Arts Plaza - 1722 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201

Saturday 11/08/08

12:30PM - 4:00PM
TDO Encore Performance - PORGY AND BESS on WRR 101.1 FM
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Sunday 11/09/08

4:00PM - 6:30PM
GUILD presents Opera Insights - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Gooch Auditorium at UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.

Sunday 11/09/08

6:00PM - 7:30PM
Tapas and Spanish Wine Tasting - Cafe Madrid (encore performance)
Cafe Madrid - 4501 Travis St Dallas, Texas 75205

Tuesday 11/11/08

6:45PM - 9:00PM
WOMEN'S BOARD - Founders Lecture Series - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Dallas Country Club - 4100 Beverly Dr Dallas, TX 75205

Friday 11/14/08

6:00PM - 6:00PM
Opening Night Celebration
The Music Hall at Fair Park

Friday 11/14/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Opening Night Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

Saturday 11/15/08

12:00PM - 12:30PM
Inside The Dallas Opera on WRR 101.1 FM
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Saturday 11/15/08

12:30PM - 3:30PM
TDO Encore Performance - TOSCA on WRR 101.1 FM
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Sunday 11/16/08

2:00PM - 5:00PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Sunday Matinee
Music Hall at Fair Park

Wednesday 11/19/08

6:30PM - 7:30PM
Amici di Opera Pre-performance Cocktail Reception
Music Hall at Fair Park

Wednesday 11/19/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Midweek Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

Saturday 11/22/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Weekend Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

BREAKING NEWS:
Don't miss a classic interview with Maestro Nicola Rescigno on WRR 101.1 FM

WHEN:
Thurs, Aug 14- 6:30PM
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Teacher's Toolkit
The Teacher’s Toolkit is a one-stop site for all educational materials associated with Dallas Opera Educational Programs. All tools are meant to be downloaded and used by yourself and your students as part of their overall experience with The Dallas Opera.

If you have any questions about the materials or need assistance, e-mail linda@dallasopera.org or call 214.443.1082.

Teaching Materials
We are pleased to present the teacher’s guide and other educational materials on the website for our forty-eighth annual Student Performances program. This year’s opera is Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti. Donizetti composed 75 operas during his lifetime, many of which were very loosely based on English history. He is renowned for his bel canto (“beautiful singing”) style of composition.

There are many beautiful passages in the score of Roberto Devereux, and the opera contains some of Donizetti’s best vocal writing. The characterization of Queen Elizabeth is one of the strongest elements of the opera, and her voice demonstrates her tortured emotions and confused rage. The relationship between Robert and Sarah, Duchess of Nottingham, is tender and tragic. In the opera, Sarah suffers from unrequited love and is devastated by Robert’s execution, but the real tragedy of this opera is the deterioration of the lovelorn Queen.

We hope that the lesson plans, student worksheets, interactive website, DVD, enhanced music CD and student newspaper, The Dallas Opera News, will assist you as you educate your students through activities and games about music and the opera Roberto Devereux.

Only teachers who attend the training will receive the full complement of training materials.

Eric Fennel as Roberto Devereux in the School Performance
  • Music: Lesson I introduces the characters in the opera. Students will read the descriptions of the characters, learn the opera’s story, watch the DVD and predict the story’s outcome. In Lesson II they will learn about bel canto and other musical terms and vocabulary. Lesson III compares the text and melody of “God Save the Queen” and “America” with background information on both songs. Click here to download the lesson.

  • Social Studies: Lesson I introduces the composer, Donizetti. Students will read information about the composer for enjoyment and discovery and will complete timelines. Lesson II is about facts, inferences and William Shakespeare. Students will read timelines for information and learn to discern inferences from facts. Historical figures are introduced in Lesson III which includes biographies and how background and position help define actions. Click here to download the lesson.

  • Language Arts: Lesson I deals with choosing dramatic diction, the mood of the opera and uses a glossary to understand words. Lesson II concerns dramatic diction and figures of speech and involves the use of a glossary. Click here to download the lesson.

  • Math: Lesson I deals with season subscription information, explains non-profit organizations and uses charts to answer questions. Lesson II is about making a living as a composer, doing currency conversions and using charts for information and computation. Click here to download the lesson.

  • Visual Arts: Lesson I concerns costuming the characters, fashion during the Tudor era and using a glossary. Lesson II deals with creating original cards, their design and creation and reviews the meaning of non-profit. Click here to download the lesson.

  • Games and Activities: This section contains opera etiquette, Roberto Devereux crossword puzzles, word scrambles and more. Click here to download the lesson.

If you are having problems downloading the lessons, please e-mail linda@dallasopera.org.

Interactive Materials for Roberto Devereux
The interactive tools and games can be used directly from this site. Just click on the link below to explore Roberto Devereux.

Click here to start the Roberto Devereux interactive material.

NOTE: In order to access these tools you will need to have FLASH installed on your machine. If you do not have FLASH, click here to download.

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