Learners explore the relationships between music, poetry, and visual art. Using the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, pupils develop an awareness of the compositional elements of the Classical style, and the aesthetic effects of those...

Is this any way to treat a Greek Myth? By all means, turn the tale of Orpheus into a reader's theatre exercise.

In this opera buffa work sheet, students read a 1 paragraph description of opera buffa and then identify a melody that could accompany the lyrics on the sheet. In addition, students make up their own words for an opera buffa and then...

In this opera buffa worksheet, students explore what an opera buffa is and then make up one on their own with funny lyrics and at the end add a melody.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are...