A Day at the Opera

Okay this is the post that I have been trying to share but I have not been able to. I think I have typed this experience about 2 - 3 times! Anyway, after reading Lynn's posting about the Philadelphia orchestra I felt led to share my experience with the Metropolitan Opera. While I was in Santa Fe NM I had the pleasure of attending a live HDTV broadcast of Macbeth. At first I thought that I was not going to enjoy the experience because it was not a live show, yet with the realistic images provided by the HD screen I felt like I was right there. In addition to being able to enjoy the show the HD audience also had the pleasure of behind the scenes interviews during intermissions and between scenes. This was my first opera and I had a blast! So I guess you are wondering what this has to do with e-learning. Well the Met has given free live broadcasts for public schools in NY and California. During the broadcasts students are able to enjoy the show with subtitles and they also have the experience of operating their school auditorium as an opera house. The Met's website has a listing of all of the wonderful shows that are available. For the public each show can be about $24 or so. The Met started this program to get future generations interested in Opera. As a teacher I think that this could be a great teaching tool that can link history and English literature experiences. This was so awesome.