At Opera Jeunesse we believe that students have unlimited artistic potential when they are given the tools they need to succeed. These tools are: a safe and supportive environment, a firm academic foundation, the opportunity to explore, and direction from those with professional experience. We strive to foster a life-long love for the performing arts, whatever professional direction students ultimately choose to take.



General Program Objectives for group classes:

1. To learn about Music & Theatre in a Fun, Safe and Supportive environment.
2. Students will learn how to work as individuals, and as a team to think creatively and implement ideas in a practical setting.
3. Students will learn how to complete a personal character sketch, and learn how to work together to see their character grow throughout the rehearsal process with the input of the stage director, colleagues, and music director.
4. Students will learn proper staging and theatre vocabulary, musical terminology, and they will learn how these items affect the mounting of a production.
5. Students will learn healthy singing techniques and learn to implement them on a regular basis.
6. Students will develop skills in group-improvisation and learn how these skills can positively influence the growth of characters, plot, and theme.
7. Students will learn the basic concepts involved in staging technique, and become accustomed to using these often without direction.
8. Students will learn the basic elements of design and how these affect place, lighting, and mood