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Program Types

Classes, Community Building/Community Art, Event, Family Friendly, Festival, Performance, Professional Development, Reception, Residency, Virtual Event, Workshop, Webinar

Language Proficiencies

English

Audiences

Young Adult (18-26), Older Adult (50+), Military and Veterans, Grades K-5 (Elementary School), Grades 9-12 (High School), Grades 6-8 (Middle School)

Venues

Community Facility, Concert Hall, Creative Space, Event Space, Festival, Gallery, Health Care Facility, Higher Education, Historical Venue, Hotel, Museum, Resort, Restaurant or Bar, School, Senior Center, Theater

Willing to Travel

Statewide, Northern Nevada, Southern Nevada, Rural Nevada, Carson City, Churchill County, Clark County, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Nye County, Pershing County, Storey County, Washoe County, White Pine County

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Vegas City Opera

Las Vegas

Music
Theater

Vegas City Opera offers classes and workshops covering music, wellness, and performance, serving as an interdisciplinary hub of creativity, learning, and professional development for local artists and the community. Among its innovative programs is WellTuned, a music-centered wellness initiative that harnesses the transformative power of music to support emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. Designed for vulnerable youth, individuals on the autism spectrum, and non-verbal participants, WellTuned creates a safe space for healing, self-expression, and personal growth. Backed by scientific research, the program helps participants regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, and build self-esteem, while Vegas City Opera continues its mission of sharing the vibrance and excitement of contemporary opera with the Las Vegas Valley—tirelessly building a future where opera arts are embraced and celebrated by all.

Ginger Land-van Buuren, Executive Director

Ginger Land-van Buuren is a seasoned educator, program developer, and arts wellness practitioner with over 25 years of experience integrating creative arts with trauma-informed mental health support. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in music from Portland State University, a graduate certificate in opera performance from Bel Canto Northwest, and is a certified holistic arts therapy practitioner.

Her work spans K-12 students, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, young adults, and seniors in Creative Aging programs. Land-van Buuren’s voice-centered therapeutic modules combine music, breathwork, and somatic practices to foster emotional regulation, confidence, and personal empowerment, helping individuals process trauma and establish healthy boundaries.

Through her community engagement efforts, Land-van Buuren has developed prevention and education programs addressing trauma, exploitation, and mental wellness. She has created youth-focused curriculum, professional trainings, and community workshops for schools, nonprofits, businesses, and civic organizations, providing education and resources to diverse audiences.

She serves as a teaching artist and frequent panelist for the Nevada Arts Council and the Entertainment Fund. She is a qualified presenter of Human Trafficking 101, and SHERO Shield with the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force and serves on its Education Committee. Land-van Buuren is also a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association (AEA), and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).

School & community workshops

Opera Time & Opera by the Book
In-school, library, recreation center program & performance (K-3). Bringing to life fairy tales and storybook characters through song, costumes and storytelling.

The Science of Opera
In-school, library, recreation center program & performance. Focused on STEAM integration with the arts (4-12 grade). Learn about the techniques of singing and how vibrations, pitch, and air all work together to create music.

Opera@Lunch
This 15-30 minute introduction to opera is a simple pop-up concert during lunch time, cafeteria or other “pop-up” venue. The concept is to thrill, delight, and surprise students with an immersive program that breaks down the “stuffiness” factor of opera (K-12).

“OperAccessible” Program
Vegas City Opera pioneered the first “sensory adaptive” educational program in Nevada in 2017, with the support of the Nevada Arts Council. This program was created to bring opera to students who are mentally and physically disadvantaged from preschool to high school. Titled ”What is Opera?”, this 30-minute program comes with teaching materials, a coloring handout, and a question-and-answer session with the artists.

Family Stage – Opera For Kids
Vegas City Opera debuted The Princess and the Magic Flute, a children’s opera inspired by Wolfgang Mozart. The iconic cast of the Queen of the Night, Priest Sarastro, Prince Tamino, Princess Pamina and that charming bird-like duo, Papageno and Papagena, all embark on a treacherous journey of initiation that ends in triumph for the young royal couple. The music includes the popular Singspiel (spoken dialogue) and is a timeless gem to be savored by all ages.

Ageless Opera
Honoring our 55+ community members, Vegas City Opera presents a variety of themed concerts at recreational and assisted living centers for Mother’s Day, Earth Day, Halloween and Christmas, combining opera, operetta, musical theater standards, sing-a-longs and folk music that allow our seniors to reminisce and be inspired. Vegas City Opera also created a unique integrated experience for Vegas senior residents with Carmen and The Pirates of Penzance – when residents learn and perform a reduced version of the pirates, police and sisters and/or the gypsies in each show.