Trailblazers on Tour
featuring Grace Bumbry & Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Transport your classroom back in time with a lightly staged performance featuring two world-renowned St. Louis opera trailblazers, Grace Bumbry and Robert McFerrin, Sr. Professional singers will bring these ground breaking historical figures to life through storytelling, music, and conversation in a 45-minute in-person program designed for grades 4-12. Lesson plans keyed to state standards are provided. This program is especially well suited in smaller classroom settings.
Grace Bumbry, the first black singer to appear at the internationally renowned Bayreuth Festival
Robert McFerrin Sr., the first black singer to perform a title role at the Metropolitan Opera
Questions? Contact our Education Department at mfisher@opera-stl.org or (314) 963-4251.
Event information
Dates
February 26 – March 1, 2024
Price
$400 per school performance
Program Length
45 minutes
Capacity
up to 60 students per performance
Requirement
Recently tuned piano
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is sponsoring this program in partnership with the
Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.
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