Opera in the Schools

One of the goals of PBO is to continue to provide quality, live, musical educational programs for school-aged children and youth of the Permian Basin through our project "Opera in the Schools."
 

Opera productions fulfill various elements of specific criteria in the Arts, Music, and Theater sections of the Fine Arts chapter of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. However; none of the criteria include any mention of students observing and actively listening to live
performances of musical presentations.
 

Probably this is due to the expense involved with making live concerts
and performances available to students since opera is a composite art
form requiring the talents of many people to produce quality productions.
PBO seeks to fill this tremendous void in our students' education.
 

Our desired outcome of this project is to give students the opportunity to experience opera in a live, entertaining production. This experience will expand their knowledge, and they will develop an appreciation for an art form that they might have missed.
 

While the "Opera in the Schools" project is costly, we believe the value of the experience for our students is priceless.

Participating Schools:

Andrews ISD, Bynum School, Ector County ISD, Fort Stockton ISD, Greenwood ISD, Midland ISD, Trinity School