An online adventure to introduce the operatic genre
Presentation
Mission Opera is a online pedagogical resource playful and participatory in which you can learn everything about opera with your class. Designed by Nacho Bilbao and Laura Bañuelos, aims help introduce the operatic genre in class.
You can use it whether you are doing the LÓVA* Project in your group or independently of the implementation of the project.
Through a immersive thriller story in podcast format, you will investigate the history of opera, musical moments, the importance of telling stories, the value of collaboration or organization of a company.
Enjoy Misión Ópera and immerse yourself in fiction during the 5 chapters to become specialists in the operatic genre!
Pedagogical information
Addressees
Groups class of approx. 30 students from the second cycle of Primary to Secondary
Duration
5 sessions of approximately 45 minutes. They do not have to be consecutive
goals
- Learn the distinctive elements of opera as a genre
- Promote the proactivity and autonomy of students
- Enjoy opera as a recreational resource
- Support the creation of original operas
- Offer playful research tools
Key competencies
- Personal competence, social and learning to learn
- Competence in cultural awareness and expression
- Competence in linguistic communication
- Digital competence
Contents
Conceptual
- history of opera
- Musical moments from an opera
- Parts of the opera house
- Organizational chart of an opera company
Procedural
- Preparation of concept maps
- Carrying out team tasks
- Storytelling
- Character interpretation
- Use of digital resources
Attitudinal
- Valuation of opera as cultural heritage
- Attention and respect for colleagues
- Participation in teamwork
How does Mission Opera work??
Mission Ópera is structured around a fictional story told in the audios included in each of the sessions.
It is structured in 5 sessions of work, of approximately 45 minutes long, with activities and support materials that offer you everything you need to take it to the classroom. In each session we propose a work sequence to achieve the objectives set.. further, We have added extra activities so that you can investigate more in depth about a specific aspect, or simply expand your classroom resources.
You can do the 5 consecutive sessions or space them over time, as is most convenient for your company/group process.
We advise you review the entire sequence of proposed activities before implementing it in class, to know each step and choose the extra activities you need.
To make the research process about the opera more attractive, we have created a fictional story in which the group immerses themselves.. To make the unit work at its best, we recommend them “play fiction” to the fullest. It has to sound like a real story!
That is why it is not advisable to project the web, nor teach students the introductory video.
Instead of that, We suggest you play that you have received some strange messages from the Teatro Real.
Listen to the audios without any projected image...and let your imagination do the rest. It is also an opportunity to get in touch with interpretation and stage play.
Keep in mind that the activities and dynamics proposed can be useful at many other moments of the course. (even for groups that do not create opera through the LÓVA project). They are very versatile dynamics of qualitative research, narration, team collaboration and design. Make them yours and use them whenever you need them!!
Summary
- This resource is made up of 5 sessions, each session corresponds to a chapter
- You can do them all in a row or adapt the pace to the needs of your class/company
- Review the entire sequence of each session before starting
- Each chapter begins with an audio: Play the fiction that it proposes to you!
- Adapt the dynamics, use and reuse
The adventure begins
In this session you will meet La Resistenza and its mission to fill the Teatro Real with non-adult people, and you will establish the starting point of what you know about opera before investigating.
In this session you must become specialists in opera to be able to infiltrate the Royal Theater and be part of The Resistance.
The Resistance is in crisis. To help them, In this session you will reflect on the function of stories and share those that have marked you the most.
In the penultimate session you will investigate the different professions of opera, and you will experience the importance of collaborating to create as a group.
