Post-Show Discussion

In Preparation

This activity requires no preparation other than attendance at the Live in HD transmission of Agrippina.

Learning Objectives

  • To review students’ understanding of Handel’s Agrippina
  • To encourage students to develop and express their opinions about Agrippina’s story, music, and staging
  • To inspire students to think critically about the relationship between an opera’s history, plot, and production

Common Core Standards

This activity directly supports the following ELA-Literacy Common Core Strands:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.6
Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.