LYRIC OPERA OF ORANGE COUNTY
PROGRAMS
Hansel & Gretel: Opera Encounter
Let LOOC give your K – 4th Graders their first encounter with opera! The students will experience a 35 minute opera, followed by a Q&A with the singers. This immersive experience is the first step in eliminating perceived barriers. Opera is fun and accessible to all! Our 2026-2027 In-School opera is Hansel & Gretel!
Long term success will be instilling a love of opera as a culturally relevant and enriching art form for new, young audiences, while providing professional career opportunity for local musicians and artists.
Opera Engineers
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to star as the diva in an opera? What about bringing characters to life with flashy costumes like you see on Broadway? Ever imagined what goes into creating the sets in a production? Well now you can do it all! Lyric Opera OC will lead our young storytellers, performers, musicians, and artists down the creative road to creating and performing their very own stage work! Will it be a rock opera, a classic musical, or something completely new? Join us and find out at Opera Engineers!
The goal of this event is to make the art form more accessible for young audiences by giving them hands on creative experiences in opera. Through equitably providing a foundation of knowledge and exposure to our participants, we seek to empower them to further explore the world of opera and share in the unifying themes and messages of participating in music and theatre ensembles.
Opera 101: 900 Years of Music in 90 Minutes
Join us on an educational and entertaining trip through music history! On a program full of familiar opera classics, you'll learn when, why, and how opera music has grown and evolved over the last 900 years. A perfect program for all audiences, from 5 to 105! available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Mandarin!
The goal of this event is to make this program more accessible for these audiences by breaking down the perceived barriers of exclusivity, elitism, and education that surround opera. Through equitably providing a foundation of knowledge and exposure to our audience, we seek to empower them to further explore the world of opera and share in the unifying themes and messages of the music.
CONTACT
LYRIC OPERA OF ORANGE COUNTY
17620 Fitch Ave
#280
Irvine, CA 92614
Diana Farrell
Phone: 413-5373984