An opera is a dramatic play where the actors sing all their lines instead of speaking them, accompanied by a full orchestra. In this mini spark, meet an opera singer and visit a performance.

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your early enrichment mini spark recording page: #44: Meet an Opera Singer

2. Watch this interview. Record 5 things you learned about this opera singer.

3.  The Lyric Opera of Chicago of has written a booklet for kids all about the opera. Choose 4 pages to read in this booklet . Record 5 of the vocabulary words from the booklet on your recording page or record a few sentences about a part of the booklet you liked reading.

OPTIONAL : Print the booklet and do the activities.

4.  Share your early enrichment mini spark recording page with your teacher or EY coordinator.

Check out the Opera  Intro mini spark and the Opera badge on the EY website.