Opera On Wheels

Welcome to Opera On Wheels!

Opera On Wheels is the touring outreach arm of the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire 's Opera Workshop Ensemble. Our mission is to simultaneously provide training in the art of singing and opera performance for our student cast members, and to create enriching, high-energy opera experiences for elementary age children throughout Western Wisconsin. Past productions have included Cinderella, Help! Help! The Globolinks! and Alice in Opera Land. Over the past ten years, Opera On Wheels has performed throughout Northwestern and Western Wisconsin for over 30,000 elementary school students! The 2006 production of Rossini's Cinderella had 16 school performances for over 4,000 students!

This spring, the ensemble will be touring with Mozart's masterpiece, The Magic Flute. Each performance includes a short introduction that will teach children what to listen for, the performance itself, and a question and answer session after the performance. Enrichment materials that can be used to prepare students for the opera performance are available at the bottom of this page.

Please contact Jessica Riley, director of the ensemble, at rileyj@uwec.edu or (715) 836-2262 for information or to be placed on our mailing list.

We are pleased to be able to bring opera to children in Western Wisconsin.
Opera On Wheels looks forward to performing at your school in the spring of 2008!

 

Enrichment Materials:

• General Opera Packet
• The Magic Flute Guide

 

 

 

 

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Contact Information:
Dr. Mitra Sadeghpour
Director of Opera and Musical Theatre
255 Haas Fine Arts Center
Music & Theatre Arts Department
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

Phone: 715/836-3711
Email: msadeghp@uwec.edu