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Education and Community Programs


Welcome to the Opera Colorado Education and Community Programs website. We'd like to invite you to explore our 2009-2010 lineup of opera programs.

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More than drama and music, opera is a unique art form that encompasses a wide variety of skills and arts. Opera can serve as a unique gateway to explore many subjects, including history, language, and movement. Whether you're an educator or community program administrator, Opera Colorado's Education department has a variety of programs that will entertain and educate your audience, regardless of their age. Our programs support Colorado Model Content Standards. We also provide teaching materials for our programs to help you offer a fulfilling educational experience for your class.

To receive an program brochure, e-mail the Education Department at education@operacolorado.org. To learn more about upcoming events and receive information first, sign up for our e-mail club.


Cherity KoepkeCherity Koepke, Director of Education and Community Programming
Ms. Koepke was drawn to music at an early age. A lyric soprano, she began singing at the age of 15 and has performed such roles as Guinevere (Camelot), Maria (The Sound of Music), Adelaide (Guys & Dolls), Eponine (Les Misérables) and Katherine (Taming of the Shrew). She attended and the University of New Mexico, where she earned her degree in Child Psychology. Koepke also studied theater, focusing on directing, improvisation and musical performance. She has directed numerous productions, including Inherit the Wind, My Fair Lady and Romeo and Juliet. In 2001, Koepke began working as a behavior specialist with the Albuquerque Public School System. In 2002, she worked as a volunteer for Santa Fe Opera's student-produced opera project. One year later, Koepke was hired by the Santa Fe Opera as an artist-in-residence and served as Director, Librettist and Vocal Coach, guiding students as they created, produced and performed their own original opera. During the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Koepke performed with the Santa Fe Opera at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Disney Theater in Albuquerque. She has directed numerous student chorus programs, and in 2006, led a performance for New Mexico’s Governor, Bill Richardson. Koepke came to Opera Colorado in 2007, where she works in education and community programs. She continues to sing and direct in the Denver area.