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Music is crucial to the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health of children – and singing requires all of these. |
HistorySince 2009, Bellissima Opera Outreach has performed for 23,000 students, from pre-k to 12, in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states. Bellissima Opera’s singers are all seasoned professionals who have performed as soloists with some of the country’s leading opera companies and orchestras.
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Workshops
The opera Future Perfect, set to premiere in 2021, is drawn from five years of workshops with Chicago youth in seven schools as part of Bellissima Opera's Outreach program. With the help of professional musicians, poets, and artists, 1300 students participated in writing and drawing workshops exploring the concepts of separateness, interconnectedness and transcendence through a variety of lenses. The substantial body of work resulting from these workshops has inspired Future Perfect - a modern tale of transcendence.
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Bellissima Opera Outreach has performed at these schools:
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Al Raby High School
Banneker Elementary Chicago International Charter Chickaming Elementary Claremont Math & Science Academy Lane Tech High School Nicolas Senn High School Kinzie Elementary Lincoln Middle School Notre Dame for Girls Oak Park River Forest High School |
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River Valley Elementary
Sommerset Elementary St. Bernadine St. Ferdinand St. John's Elementary St. Mary of the Woods Elementary St. Robert Bellarmine Three Oaks High School Three Oaks Elementary Unity School Walther Lutheran High School |