Portland Opera To Go Educational Outreach

Another season has come to a close. The sets are put away, the truck returned and our intrepid cast have returned to thier lives.  What did we accomplish? 

POGO presented 59 performances of "La Bohème" and Opera Improv featuring five singers, an accompanist, and an adaptable set. Performances took place in 48 schools and venues. In addition to the school-wide performances, our artists also spent time in classrooms at each school, sharing their experience as a professional artist with smaller groups of students. We also held 6 performances open to the public in community centers and theaters. Reaching our goals was a bit of a mixed result. We did reach higher than hoped levels of access. The students we performed to were right at the 50% free and reduced lunch, and we exceeded our 60% of the schools as Title I by 5%! In addition, we were able to offer 17% of our performances to schools who were unable to afford our performance, even at the $1.25 level. We did hope to charge an average of no more than $1.25 per child in attendance, and we achieved an average of just $1.08 per child attending at a school, exceeding our goals.

Our 100+ page teacher's guide, which included 9 lesson plans and 4 worksheets all included in Spanish. Those materials integrate opera into literary arts, social sciences, health, mathematics, and science for grades 6-12 for the La Bohème guide. For the Opera Improv, there are 8 lesson plans, 3 worksheets, and all are included in Spanish!

It was a busy few months, but we got it done! Portland Opera To Go has covered the state one more time. 

Stay tuned! Next report will announce our New Touring Production with an added suprise!