LOKC Education & Community Engagement

How can opera open your world? Join Lyric Opera of Kansas City as we unlock the potential of opera through education and community engagement!

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

@kcopera is committed to a robust program of education and community engagement. Follow our adventures as we unlock the potential of opera in Kansas City! #opera #operaunlocked #education #communityengagement #kansascity

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

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[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

We're commissioning a new opera for intergenerational audiences and we need your help! 💡 We're looking for a story that teaches empathy and resonates in our KC community.
#opera #musiceducation #commission #newopera #movies #kansascityarts #family #KCcommunity #kansascity

[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

Today, Lyric Opera welcomed 178 students from Harmony Middle School to watch a performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors!

Students enjoyed Q&A with puppeteers, artists, and the director! Thank you to HMS students and staff for being such an engaged audience.
@learnLOKC

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

We are hiring! Apply to join our team!

[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

We're expanding our Learning Department! Passionate about music education and artistic literacy? Enjoy working with a diverse constituency? The Manager of Learning may be the job for you!
More: https://t.co/RNyGYPIpYw
#learn #musiceducation #kansascity #job #hiring #employment

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Thank you for hosting us @KCLibrary! We had a fabulous time.😍

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

We’d like to thank @kcopera for yesterday’s wonderful performance of the new children’s opera, Sketchbook for Ollie. And thanks to all the kiddos and families who joined us!

Find more fun upcoming youth events: https://t.co/I9rJu8wAyh

[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

This new opera centers around a boy who learns to cope with grief through the use of music and play. Individuals aged 6 and above are invited to attend!

Learn more: https://t.co/nZdaoUBVF6

[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

Lyric Opera is proud to partner with Kansas City Public Library to offer a free community performance of Sketchbook for Ollie on Sunday, November 20!

#instamusic #sketchbook #kansascity #publiclibrary #missouri #opera #public #performance #newopera #children #musiceducation

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

After a few weeks off, Sketchbook for Ollie is back! It was an utter delight visiting @KckLindbergh today! What a tremendously engaged audience! Thank you for hosting us!😍 @singinganagram @kcopera #opera #sketchbookforollie #education #everythingmakesmusic

[Lindbergh Elementary KCK @KckLindbergh]

@learnLOKC @kcopera put on an incredible performance of Sketchbook for Ollie! The students and staff loved this visit!!! @Mstewart_2u @DrBrutto

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

We can't wait to bring Sketchbook for Ollie to the KCMO Public Library! Check it out! Here is a highlights reel: https://t.co/rgNyqH9dOe

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

We're excited to partner with @kcopera to offer a free community performance on Sun. Nov. 20 of Sketchbook for Ollie, a new children's opera about a boy who learns to cope with grief through music and play. Learn more: https://t.co/Fp8rRHhCd0

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Opera Dives Deep returns next Monday 11/7 at 7pm with a presentation by Dr. Felicia Londré exploring the source material of La traviata! Dr. Londré is a most engaging speaker. Don't miss it! https://t.co/idW7hE1gjC

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Shout out to @kckps_sumner @wash_kc @jcharmonhigh @WyandotteHigh @KCKStallions! Thanks for hosting us in your schools and bringing your students to the opera! Opera is musical storytelling and we are so excited you are a part of this adventure!

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

We were thrilled to welcome 141 students to the final dress rehearsal of La traviata last night! Many students remarked they were driven to tears by the experience! And it was especially meaningful to visit 5 @kckschools in advance with our Lyric Opera Prelude program!🎶😍

[Lyric Opera of KC @kcopera]

Happy #WorldOperaDay! Toi Toi Toi to our fabulous audiences, followers, and supporters! What does being in the audience of an opera mean to you? Share your photos, stories, and selfies to tell us how you opera.
#meetopera #opera #audience #toitoitoi @OPERAAmerica @kauffmancenter

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Thrilled to welcome Kansas City-based conductor Dr. Raffaele Cipriano to Opera Dives Deep next Monday, 10/24, at 7pm! His presentation is entitled “Painting a Musical Portrait” and explores the music of La traviata! Don’t miss it! #opera #education #latraviata

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Flashback to Wednesday’s Community Conversation illuminating La traviata in partnership with Simple Empathy. The second photo shows us practicing some breathing techniques. Such great conversation! #education #opera #latraviata @kcopera

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Valentino, Violetta, and opera! Who knew?! 🤯 Thanks to Dr. Jane Sylvester for her entertaining and fashionable presentation at last Monday’s Opera Dives Deep! 🌊 @kcopera #opera #latraviata #fashion

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Soprano Krista Renée Pape and Director of Education & Community Engagement Neal Long visited @kckps_sumner today to orient students prior to their field trip to see La traviata! It was great fun watching the students act out the the story. #opera #latraviata @kcopera

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

It was a joy bringing Sketchbook for Ollie to @smuuchurch on Saturday! Thank you for hosting us, and a big note of gratitude to our wonderful facilitators for leading the post-show discussion groups. "Tiny questions often have a thousand answers, all are sound!" @singinganagram

[LOKC Education & Community Engagement @learnLOKC]

Opera Dives Deep returns tonight at 7pm! Dr. Jane Sylvester, @UMKCCons professor, will explore La traviata's Violetta 170 years ago and now, acknowledging the tensions that surrounded her creation while celebrating her reincarnations in our popular imagination. #opera #latraviata

[Quindaro Wildcats @KCKPSQuindaro]

A day at the opera! Thank you to the KC Lyric Opera and Mrs. Prucha for scheduling this event. The Storybook for Ollie was a great show. The students got their own musical sketchbooks, too! 🎶 🎤 🎵 @Mstewart_2u @kckschools @astubblefield7 @JudithC1908

[McKinley Elementary School @elementary_mc]

Sketchbook for Ollie: Thank you so much for the wonderful and interactive performance, @learnLOKC! 🎉👏Our students enjoyed every second of it: learning music fundamentals along with tools to express their thoughts and emotions 🥰 @selkckps @kckschools @Mstewart_2u