"This project is a long collaboration between the Institute of Higher Education ""Alberico Gentili"" of San Ginesio with the French high school ""J.F. Millet"" of Cherbourg. The general objective that we propose is to enable young people from all social backgrounds to personally identify with plays and musicals produced by European writers and musicians over a period of several centuries, which are all a reflection of universal feelings and emotions. Over the course of two years about fifty Italian and French high school students from the third year of the two schools will be involved. Activities, methodology and expected results:- Motivate students to understand theatrical and lyrical plays and operas as a cultural resource of their respective territories; - To assess the differences and similarities between literary works and theatrical operas and between the staging of theatrical and musical performances. performance; - Discover the staging of performances through the participation in theatrical events and visiting the various venues where the shows are held (ex. The ""Lauro Rossi"" theatre of Macerata and the Italian theatre of Cherbourg); - Participate in conferences hosted by experts on the awareness of the importance of music as a universal language; - Personally experiment with the elements of drama, using songs from ""Le Mariage de Figaro"" by Beaumarchais and ""The Marriage of Figaro"" by Mozart, ""Le roi s'amuse"" by Victor Hugo in relation to ""Rigoletto ""by Verdi, ""La Dame aux camélias"" by Dumas, and ""La Traviata"" by Verdi."