The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs will showcase the Colorado Springs premiere of “The Knock” on Nov. 23, 2025 at Lewis Palmer High School. The new opera, commissioned under the expansive Opera 2030 Initiative, focuses on untold, intimate stories of military spouses who, when they receive “the knock,” discover that heroism often comes with profound personal cost. The work is {…}
Art Song Colorado will present “Voices of the Wild,” a recital featuring the 2025 Competition winner. This year’s recital, set for Sunday, October 12 at 3 p.m. local time at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Denver, will feature soprano Alice Del Simone and pianist Matthew Sebald. “This is a program that invites listeners to reconnect with the wildness within,” said {…}
On March 5, 2025, Art Song Colorado is set to hold a fundraiser entitled March Merriment – Amuse Bouche. The evening will begin at 8 p.m. at Patty Jewett at 900 E Espanola St, Colorado Springs, and will feature spring fun with an evening of laughter and melody. The evening will include French repertoire, French history, and culture. There will {…}
Art Song Colorado is set to present “All About Love: A Flight of Operas!” starring soprano Stephanie Ann Ball. “All About Love” will feature three short one-act operas in a single performance. Ball is joined by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. The story follows the character Lucy as she navigates three different decades of her life and three different {…}
Art Song Colorado is set to present a double bill of “Il Tabarro” and “Gianni Schicchi” on Feb. 7-9, 2025. The first of the two Puccini works, “Il Tabarro” will star Bradley Thompson, Khail Dalbow, Cody Laun, Benjamin Boskoff, William Mouat, Gabrielle Razafinjatovo, Joan Marquez, and Ashlie Mcintire. For “Gianni Schicchi,” audiences will experience the talents of Benjamin Wood, Kailyn {…}
Art Song Colorado, in collaboration with the Sohap Ensemble, Boulder Opera, and the Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities (BCAH), will present the first-ever Puppet Opera Festival on June 3-4, 2023 . Headlining the festival will be the world premiere of “Colorado Sky,” a puppet opera for families, by composer Ben Morris and librettist Laura Fuentes. The work is {…}
Art Song Colorado has announced the performers for its upcoming “Voices of the African Diaspora.” There will be two performances of the program. One is set for Feb. 16, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church of Colorado Springs while the latter will take place on Feb. 18, 2023, at The King Center in Denver. Leading the performance will be {…}
Art Song Colorado has postponed its “Religious Art Songs & Carols” Concert. The company announced that the postponement was due to an unexpected case of laryngitis. The event is now set to take place in early January of 2023. The showcase was originally set for Jan. 3, 2022. Performers include Eapen Leubner, Gabrielle Razafinjatovo, Margaret Ozaki Graves, and Mallory Bernstein. {…}
Art Song Colorado has announced its 2022-23 season which will feature four showcases. The season opens with “Religious Art Songs & Carols.” The showcase will star Eapen Leubner, Gabrielle Razafinjatovo, Margaret Ozaki Graves and Mallory Bernstein as they take on music by Britten, among many others. Performance Date: Dec. 3, 2022 Next up is “True Women of the West.” Soprano {…}