Opera domani

Since 1996, for audiences aged 6 to 14

Opera domani was born almost thirty years ago from the desire to bring opera to elementary and middle school students through a participatory and engaging experience. Education, sharing, and emotion are the key words of a program that begins in the classroom, develops under the guidance of teachers and instructors, and leads children and teens to experience opera as spectators and, at the same time, as protagonists.

For the 2025/2026 season, to celebrate the project’s 30th anniversary, Opera Domani returns with a double edition blending tradition and modernity, presenting Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto (adapted for all age groups) and a new contemporary opera on the theme of melting glaciers, Little Bear and the Ice Mountain, composed especially for the occasion by Giovanni Sollima with a libretto by Giancarlo de Cataldo.

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Little Bear and the Ice Mountain

Rigoletto. The Mystery of the Theatre

The Format

The program spans the entire school year and engages teachers, children, and young people in discovering the opera through an active and participatory approach, integrating a teacher training program recognized by MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research), classroom meetings, and viewings of the performance in the theater.

Teachers training

To ensure that classes’ exposure to opera develops through reflection throughout the school year, teachers are the primary participants in the Opera domani’s program.

Each teacher enrolled in the training program receives a handout with in-depth content on the opera’s themes and the most relevant connections that can emerge from it, helping students both approach the opera and use it as a tool for understanding the world and for personal growth.

Student training

Children receive a booklet, differentiated for primary and lower secondary schools, containing the text of the show, the scores for the participatory choirs, and various educational and recreational activities.

An audio booklet is also recorded each year to familiarize them with the plot and the guide tracks for learning the participatory singing, along with accessible digital materials to make the teaching program inclusive.

To support teachers’ approach to opera, it is possible to request a classroom workshop led by an opera singer, scheduled shortly before the performance date, to ensure everyone is ready to experience it as protagonists.

The performance

During the performance, the audience is invited to actively participate, interacting and singing along with the artists of a true opera production with conductor and orchestra, singers, and performers, in an atmosphere that only theater can create.

The performance lasts approximately 70 minutes and includes a brief introduction by the conductor.