Our resources page contains many tools to assist teachers and students with projects, excursions to the opera, and general opera research.

Study Guides
Opera Queensland’s productions are accompanied by a free study guide, suitable for preparing students for their visit to an opera performance. Each guide varies in content, but all contain background information on the production, a brief history of opera, an opera glossary and suggested activities.

» A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera) – PDF
» Aida (coming soon in 2010) – PDF
» Carmen – PDF
» Die Fledermaus – PDF
» Don Pasquale – PDF
» Hansel and Gretel – PDF
» La bohème – PDF
» La traviata – PDF
» Lucia di Lammermoor – PDF
» Madama Butterfly – PDF
» Nabucco – PDF
» Rigoletto – PDF
» Romeo and Juliet (Roméo et Juliette) – PDF
» The Barber of Seville (II barbiere di Siviglia) – PDF
» The Elixir of Love (L'elisir D'amore) (coming soon in 2010) – PDF
» The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) – PDF
» The Merry Widow (coming soon in 2010) – PDF

About Opera
What is Opera - Bryce Westervelt makes it easy to understand
A Brief History of Opera – PDF
Opera in Australia
Opera Glossary – PDF
Operatic Voices – PDF
Careers in Opera – PDF
Make-Up Worksheet – PDF
Theatre Etiquette – PDF

For more information about Opera Queensland click here.

Want to know more? If you would like more information about any of Opera Queensland’s programs or performances, or about the world of opera in general, please email info@operaqueensland.com.au

Useful Links
Department of Education and Training
Arts Queensland
Culture Portal

Opera Australia
State Opera South Australia
Western Australia Opera
Victorian Opera
Opera Foundation Australia

Opera America
Opera Online
Opera News Online
San Diego Opera’s Operapaedia

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU)

FanFaire
Ellaways Music