The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville

Includes post-performance Q&A

Charlottesville Opera’s Sing Me a Story: Achieve Your Dreams with a Team! is the third and final installment of the original Sing Me a Story series. Born from the inspiring collaboration between Charlottesville Opera and The Paramount’s technical team, Sing Me a Story highlights the magic that happens when artistry and technical expertise come together. Supported by The Paramount’s talented technical team, the series introduces students to the world of opera and musical theater through engaging stories, interactive moments, and live music.

Achieve Your Dreams with a Team! explores the joys and challenges of working together, demonstrating how communication, collaboration, and mutual respect can turn big dreams into unforgettable performances. With a fresh cast of singers and a mix of opera and musical theater favorites, students will witness firsthand how the arts bring people together across disciplines and experiences. As with previous installments, this performance brings students behind the scenes to meet the individuals such as singers, designers, instrumentalists, and technicians who make theatrical storytelling come alive.

Thanks to generous grant support from The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, this program will be made available for FREE to registered students and educators.

SOL Connections to Fine Arts (Dance): 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.13, 3.14, 3.18, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.13, 4.14, 4.18, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.13, 5.15, 5.18, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.14, 7.1, 7.3 (A,B), 7.4, 7.6, 7.9, 7.10, 7.14, 7.15, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9, 8.10, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15; (Music): 3.3 (E), 3.5 (B), 3.9, 4.3 (D,G), 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 5.6 (B), 5.7, EI.3 (C), EI.5 (A,C), EI.6 (A,B), EI.9, 6.7, 6.9, 7.3, 8.3 (A), 8.4, 8.9; (Theatre Arts): 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.15, 3.16, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.16, 5.2, 5.6, 5.9, 5.10, 5.12, 6.2, 6.3 (B), 6.5, 6.7, 6.9, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7, 7.9, 7.10, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.10; Curriculum Connections to the concepts of: communication of stories and emotions through music; historical context and culture of an opera; collaboration and cooperation; opera as storytelling through music, drama, and sometimes dance; merging music, narrative, and technical artistry; vocal performance, orchestration, stage design, and costume design; lighting design through mathematics and science; human emotions and relationships; themes, characters, and historical settings; arias, duets, and trios; singers preparing for careers in opera.

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