A vital part of the mission and vision of Opera Providence, OPERAtunity is dedicated to educating people of all ages about opera and making the art form accessible to all audiences. Through education and outreach programs, Opera Providence raises awareness of and exposure to opera, educating, inspiring, and cultivating the next generation of opera supporters.

OPERAtunity brings learning programs to the community and arts integration programs to a diverse school-based population, including Rhode Island's core urban districts as well as students in suburban and rural settings. OPERAtunity provides main-stage, in-school and community performances, artist-in-residence, after school and enrichment programs, and cross-collaborations with other nonprofit organizations.  The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded funding to support OPERAtunity artist-in-residence programs for the 2004-05 school year. OPERAtunity programs are also on the education roster for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.

Since 1998, OPERAtunity has served more than 30,000 children, youth, and adults throughout Rhode Island.

OPERAtunity programs combine music, theater, dance, history, and humor, providing the audience with an enriching introduction to opera, classical music, and operetta.  Each interactive performance program utilizes professional singers with costumes and props in staged scenes from opera and operetta.  Schools participating in the OPERAtunity program have the opportunity to see OP's main-stage opera performance during a special matinee. Over the past four years, the performances that have been presented to nearly 7,500 students in grades 4-12 are La Bohème, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Cinderella, Gershwin's American folk opera Porgy and Bess, and Opera2Broadway.

In spring 2003, Opera Providence was featured at the PPAC Fleet Arts Showcase with a performance of the comic opera Everybody Does It - Cosi!, based on Mozart's opera, Cosi fan tutte.   At this year's PPAC Fleet Arts Showcase, OP presents Opera2Broadway for 2000 middle school students.  Hosted by the Phantom of the Opera, this exciting show illustrates the influence of Opera on Broadway with excerpts from both genres.

Programs have been presented in the community and in collaboration with other non-profit organizations, including: RISD Museum, Providence Children's Museum, Newport & Providence Learning Connection, 4H Club, Girl Scouts of RI, Childspan, PPAC Fleet Arts Showcase, The Meeting Street Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Trudeau Vocational Center, The RI Youth Guidance Center, EDC SmART Schools project and the WSNE Kids Fair at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Inquiries for programming may be made by calling Opera Providence at 401-331-6060.