As an educator, Ms. Wester has worked with students from elementary school through graduate school.  Ms. Wester was the original Director of 'Chicago Opera Theater for Teens', an arts apprenticeship program sponsored by the City of Chicago.  She also was the script writer and director for Chicago Opera Theater's 'Opera for All' Program.  She created scripts based on John Adams "A Flowering Tree", Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito" and Cavalli's "Giasone" for more information on these programs visit http://pd.capeweb.org/view_units.php?id=8&page=home

Below are video samples of Ms. Wester's educational work. Click on 'A day in the life of Chicago Opera Theater for Teens' to see Ms. Wester directing her students

A day in the life of Chicago Opera Theater for Teens

Pirates of Penzance

Chicago Opera Theater for Teens (Chicago, IL)

Act II Finale (was shot on nightscape, so the colors are not the original.  See photo to left for original color scheme)

April 2008
 

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Roosevelt Univerity (CCPA, Chicago, IL)

Opera Scenes Recital