Schools resources
ENO Baylis is ENO's Learning and Participation department. Established in 1985, ENO Baylis is named after Lilian Baylis, the pioneering theatre manager whose vision of accessible opera led to the founding of ENO. ENO Baylis offers opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience and enjoy opera at ENO. Our programme includes creative workshops, training courses, performance opportunities, talks and study events and the chance to attend productions at the London Coliseum. Last year 12,000 people took part in ENO Baylis projects and for many of these this was their first experience of opera. All ENO Baylis initiatives are led by professional artists. These include ENO company singers and orchestra members as well as composers, writers, directors and designers who are experienced in encouraging non-professionals to get involved in singing, composing, performing or other aspects of opera.
The below video shows an example of a ENO Baylis Project last season on Madam Butterfly.
ENO Baylis 'Butterfly' Project
InsideOut is a fantastic resource for young people interested in what goes on inside a busy producing opera company. The door to the world of opera has been flung open, with singers' blogs, interviews with the artistic team, and a focus on singing.
It is packed full of information and resources to inspire and engage, with opportunities to take part by entering our singing competition, submitting reviews of the show to the site as an interactive critic, or by posing particular questions to singers and members of the cast and crew through our forum.
Areas of the site link to a variety of curriculum areas such as music, drama, performing arts, art & design and textiles. As well as performance related resources such as opera packs and related activities, the site taps into key hard to reach areas such as technical theatre and production.
InsideOut is suitable for secondary school pupils of all ages.
Teachers' resources
Our downloadable resources for teachers based around La bohème offer a wide variety of activities linked to different subject areas. Activities range from practical activities linked to drama and performing arts to music, media, theatre design and English.
Also available are resources on singing, opera in the classroom and careers in the arts.
For exclusive insight into ENO's forthcoming production of Carmen through video and blogs, visit our new Carmen Online website
La bohème - downloadable resources
Why not download these practical activities & discussion topics linked to La bohème and use them in your classroom? These activities are designed to be used and developed in KS3, KS4 or KS5.
Use this accessible introduction to La bohème to get to know the story and characters.
Recreate La bohème's famous Café Momus in this practical exercise to set the scene.
Download 'getting to know the plot' exercise
Get to know the plot of La bohème through this scene setting practical task.
Download 'film trailer' exercise
Create a trailer for a film version of La bohème.
Download 'improvisations' exercise
Explore the characters of La bohème through this practical improvisation exercise.
Download 'Character Themes' exercise
Examine the musical themes given to each of the characters and how they are used throughout the opera with this musical exercise.
Download 'Musical Phrases' task
Explore the key musical phrases used to represent the main characters of La bohème in this musical exercise.
Download 'Puccini & Verismo style' task
Encourage your students to research the composer of La bohème and his style through these musical exercises.
Examine and dicuss the opening of each act in this musical exercise.
Explore different aspects of La bohème by using these ideas for written tasks.
As a class, use these topics as the start of discussions about La bohème and related topics.
Careers
Interested in finding out more about careers in Opera & Theatre? Download our lists of key further education institutions offering a range of training and qualifications.
Download 'find a singing teacher'
Students can ask questions directly to ENO staff, whether it be careers advice, singing tips or price of ice creams (!) by visiting the Ask ENO section of the site.
Other resources
Download 'singing at secondary school age'
Use this guide to young peoples' voices to start singing activities in and out of the classroom.
Download 'Vocal and Lyric Writing'
Get ideas for developing vocal and lyric writing in the classroom with this detailed guide.
Download 'Enjoy opera in the classroom'
Ideas for developing opera based activities in the classroom - perfect to accompany a school outing.
This indepth description tells the history of the London Colsieum.
