Opera Colorado is set to close its 2021-22 season with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The production will star mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich in her signature role alongside soprano Susannah Biller as Micaëla, tenor Bruce Sledge as Don José making his role debut, and Grammy Award-winning baritone Nmon Ford as Escamillo, returning to Opera Colorado after our digital program, “The Promise of Living.” Ari {…}
Opera Colorado has announced new COVID-19 guidelines. The company noted that starting on March 14, Opera Colorado patrons will no longer be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccine, a negative test, or wear a mask while attending Opera Colorado performances at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House or at other venues in the community. The company added, that while masks {…}
Opera Colorado has announced its 2022-23 season which will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Season and its biggest season yet. Catherine Martin sings the role of Santuzza in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Catherine Cook, Malcolm McKenzie, Roberto de Biasio, and Kira Dills-Desurra. Ari Pelto conducts the semi-staged production by David Lefkowich. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2022 Verdi’s “Rigoletto” is set to {…}
Opera Colorado is set to present the regional premiere of “The Shining,” an opera by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The production is set to star Edward Parks as Jack Torrance, Kelly Kaduce as Wendy Torrance, Kevin Deas as Dick Hallorann, and Micah VonFeldt as Danny Torrance. David Radamés Toro directs the {…}
Opera Colorado and The Stanley Hotel are set to join forces to offer a one-of-a-kind event Feb. 5 and 6, 2022 that explores the operatic adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, “The Shining.” The weekend at The Stanley Hotel, priced at $2,000 per room, will include an intimate performance of highlights from the opera, a one-night stay at The Lodge at {…}
Opera Colorado has announced the appointment of Nathan Salazar to its music staff as Principal Repertoire Coach for its Artist in Residence Program. In this new role, Salazar will work closely with this season’s Artists in Residence on refining and interpreting their work as they prepare for roles in educational programs and mainstage operas. In a statement, Cherity Koepke, Director {…}
Opera Colorado has announced it will join UrbanArias, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Minnesota Opera, and Birmingham Opera to present UNKNOWN, a song cycle honoring the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the centennial of its founding. The new song cycle explores the ideas of war, honor, and memory through the eyes of soldiers, family members, and Tomb {…}
Opera Colorado has announced the Education Programming for the 2021-22 Season. The company announced that as schools return to in-person, hybrid, and online learning. Opera Colorado will bring programs to schools, families, and community organizations. Highlights will include two touring productions of abridged classics created especially for schools, a live or digital program focused on early literacy through the arts, {…}
Performing arts centers in Colorado have announced new regulations effective Oct. 1, 2021 for all audience members. The new regulations, which will be implemented by Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Opera Colorado, will require COVID-19 vaccinations and face coverings for indoor, public performances. The new policy states that all patrons 12+ must be fully {…}
Opera Colorado has announced this year’s Artists in Residence for the 2021-22 season. This season’s young artists will be soprano Catherine Swindle, mezzo-soprano Kendra Broom, tenor Spencer Lawrence Boyd, baritones Joseph Goodale and Thomas Lynch, and bass-baritone Phillip Lopez. Director of Education & Community Engagement and Director of the Artist in Residence Program Cherity Koepke said, “Our belief is that {…}
Opera Colorado has announced its first live program since September 2020. The program, entitled “Canciones de Nuestras Tierras,” will be performed on May 14, 2021 at Denver Botanic Gardens, and will explore the rich tapestry of Latinx music and culture at Denver Botanic Gardens through performances of opera, works by Latinx composers, mariachi, and baile folklórico. The concert will be {…}
