Denver Lyric Opera Guild and Central City Opera are teaming up to present a concert featuring Cynthia Lawrence. The soprano will be joined by pianist Jeremy Reger and participants of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Vocal Competition on Sept. 27, 2024 at the Applewood Valley United Methodist Church in Golden, Colorado. Lawrence has had a major operatic career, following her {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Central City Opera) The Central City Opera has announced that it will “Amahl and the Night Visitors” for the holiday season. The work will be shown three times on Dec. 20, 21, and 22 at the Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Denver. “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is a family-friendly opera and has endured since its premiere {…}
(Photo credit: Amanda Tipton) Central City Opera (CCO) resurges in 2023-24, the institution entering the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, installing Alison Moritz as Artistic Director and bouncing back from a turbulent 2023 marked by labor strife, now buoyed by the new leadership of CEO Scott Finlay. With a reinforced endowment, CCO’s ambitious 2024 summer festival season programmed Gilbert and {…}
Central City Opera has postponed its 2024 festival preview. The event, originally scheduled for April 27, 2024, will be canceled due to severe weather. The organization will reschedule the event for a later date in May. The company did note that it will still hold its Festival Preview at The Muse in Lafayette on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. {…}
(Photo credit: Michael Cooper) Central City Opera has announced its 2024 “Theatre of Dreams” Gala honoring the legacy of Judy and Newell Grant will star American soprano, Sara Gartland. The evening’s highlights include a cocktail hour, dinner and dessert, an auction, and entertainment by Sara Gartland. The 2024 Gala commemorates former Chair of the Board of Directors Judy Grant, who {…}
Central City Opera has announced the appointment of stage director Alison Moritz as its new Artistic Director. Moritz was selected from a vast pool of talented applicants through a rigorous and highly competitive national search process led by Jonathan West on behalf of Management Consultants for the Arts (MCA) and CCO’s volunteer Search Committee, chaired by CCO Board of Directors {…}
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame is set to induct the Central City Opera, Cynthia Lawrence and Keith Miller, and conductor/artistic director John Moriarty on June 29, 2024. The event will be hosted in partnership with the City of Central and Central City Opera and will be held in conjunction with the opening night of “The Pirates of Penzance.” In {…}
Colorado’s Central City Opera has announced its 2024 season. The festival, which runs from June 29 – August 4, 2024, will open with “The Pirates of Penzance.” Performance Dates: June 29 – August 4, 2024 Also on the slate is “The Girl of the Golden West,” which will be set in Central City in the 1840s. Performance Dates: July 6 – August {…}
The Central City Opera is set to present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” The production will be staged at the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver for four performances on December 23 and 24. In an official press statement issued by the company, director Daniela Guzmán- Égüez said, “Central City Opera warmly welcomes you to immerse yourself in {…}
Central City Opera has announced that its annual “L’Esprit de Noël Holiday Home Tour” will take place on Nov. 17 and 18, 2023. The showcase, which is organized by Central City Opera Guild volunteers, marks the first time that the tour will take place in Park Hill in its 47-year history. Attendees and participants will head to five residencies and {…}
Central City Opera has appointed Scott Finlay to the role of President and CEO. He replaces former CEO and President Pamela Pantos, whose tenure lasted all of 17 months. Finlay is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he graduated in business administration and then earned a master’s in vocal performance. He then did doctoral work at {…}
