What It’s Like to Direct an Opera
1:53
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: The director and music director of Opera Theater of St. Louis‘ production of the children’s opera, “The Very Last Green Thing,” describe their jobs.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-49**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as students study careers in the arts. What additional questions do they have about directing an opera. Create a jigsaw activity that has students researching answers and sharing with the class.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
