Final Reports - 2023. Discovering Opera: A Guide for Young Learners

The aim of this research is to educate students via the discovery of Black individuals involved in the performing arts in Canada, specifically in the operatic field. Delivered in a curriculum guide format, this research also aims to improve Black students’ emotional and psychological health via their inclusion and participation in new conversations and the discovery of positive role models. The lessons of this curriculum offer students the opportunity to learn about repertoire and artists as well as the ability to see themselves represented in the various spheres of operatic activity, from composer and librettist to singer of a principal cast on a world stage.