Each year Opera Omaha Education Programs serve over 1200 students from early childhood to graduate school level at more than 50 partner schools and universities.

Student Dress Rehearsals

Student Dress Rehearsals are an immersive way for students to go beyond an ordinary field trip to get an intimate experience with the Opera. This FREE program offers a rare opportunity for students to see the show before the public and without a large crowd for a more personal and meaningful experience. Opera Omaha offers FREE tickets to students and chaperones for our upcoming productions.

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Artist Visits and Masterclasses

Each season Opera Omaha brings guests opera artists from our productions to classrooms and community partners across the city. This may include shot performances, masterclasses, career talks, Q&A’s, or workshops. Each artist visit is tailored to the needs of teachers and students to create a meaningful opera learning experience. Priority for artist visits is given to schools and community partners who have attended the opera.

Opera 360

This immersive program takes the Student Dress Rehearsal experience and expands it for groups that want to learn more about the artisans that operate behind the scenes. Students get a backstage tour and speak directly with opera professionals exploring areas such as costume design, hair and makeup, stage management, directing and conducting. These conversations give students extra insight into the jobs available within the opera allowing them to ask questions and expand their aspirations for future involvement in opera production.

Poetry & Music Project

The Opera Omaha Poetry and Music Project is a statewide program run in partnership with the Nebraska Writers Collective to amplify the voices of youth poets, both urban and rural, across Nebraska and Iowa. Students are invited to submit poems on the project, and free Poetry & Music writing workshops are available in the fall. Professional composers select poems that move them from a robust collection of writing submitted by young writers in grades K-12 and create original music inspired by the selected poems. This program culminates in public performance of the selected poems -now songs- with the poets, their families, and community partners in attendance so they can see the fruits of labor that come from this season long project.

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Opportunities for College Students

From volunteer opportunities for behind-the-scenes experience to our Student Rush ticket program, Opera Omaha offers a number of ways for college students to experience opera.

College student groups can join us for Free Student Dress Rehearsals, and requests artist visits or masterclass.

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Do you want to help support Opera Omaha and gain some behind the scenes experience? Without volunteers Opera Omaha could not bring world class opera to the Orpheum Theater stage, nor send meaningful outreach into the community.

College Students may be considered for the Opera Omaha Chorus or Supernumerary roles. These roles are paid!

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Student Rush

All students, with a valid ID, may take advantage of $10 rush tickets to Opera Omaha performances*! You can purchase your Rush Tickets beginning one hour prior to the performance at the Orpheum Theater:
Show your valid student ID at the box office.
Purchase up to two tickets per student at $10 each.

If you are bringing 10 or more students to an Opera Omaha production, you can take advantage of Group Student Rush Tickets! Call Howard Coffin at (402) 346-7372 x2 for more details!

*Restrictions and exclusions may apply.