Dallas Opera Announces 2012-2013 Education Programs

The Dallas Opera today announced the company's Educational Programs for the 2012-2013 Season, presented by Texas Instruments, The Texas Instruments Foundation, and The Perot Foundation.

After doubling the number of students served in Fiscal 2012 to approximately 23,500 students(compared to the previous year), the Dallas Opera continues to make inroads into the community through touring operas, budget-conscious family programming, and both new and expanded partnerships with local University music programs at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts and the College of Music at the University of North Texas.

"Educating the next generation of classical music and opera patrons isn't an option-it's a welcome responsibility that must be met" explains Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny.  "The Dallas Opera and other arts organizations have long realized that many children are not being adequately exposed to the classical arts either at home or in school.  These art forms help young people connect with their past as well as embrace their options for the future, and increase our collective understanding of what it means to be human."

Adds Mr. Cerny, "Few things are more likely to stunt our development and stifle our creative impulses than a life lived without generous exposure to the arts."

Dallas Opera Educational Programs for the upcoming fiscal year include both summer programming and school year programs.  Registration for summer sessions begins today with a deadline of May 1, 2012.  Registration for the fall the spring sessions will begin on September 5, 2012 and close on October 1, 2012.

For additional information, go to http://www.dallasopera.org/learn/students/ or call the Dallas Opera at 214.443.1000 and ask for Education.