Rusalka is a water nymph who has just fallen in love with a human prince and, no matter the sacrifice, she wants to become human in order to be with him. She sings “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (The Song...
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Figaro is fed up with Cherubino’s antics! After catching the young rogue (Adriana Zabala) in one too many compromising situations, Figaro makes up his mind to send the troublemaker off to war. In “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (No...
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Just as Papageno (baritone Daniel Belcher) thinks he has lost his beloved Papagena (soprano Camille Jasensky), she appears after hearing his magic bells. They fantasize about their life together and dream of their future children. This lovely duet is...
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This month, I’m handing my August blog post off to our Music Director Ari Pelto. As Music Director, Ari leads our superb orchestra and work collaboratively with me on programming and artistic matters. Few can deny the tremendous impact...
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In this clip from Opera Colorado’s 2017 production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, soprano Anna Christy (Lucia) and baritone Tim Mix (Enrico) marinate in all of the delicious drama before Lucia’s descent into madness in Act III. Lucia has...
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The first moments of a budding romance, sung by Anya Matanovic (Mimi) and Dominick Chenes (Rodolfo), stand out as one of the most romantic moments in all of opera. After Rodolfo’s “Che gelida manina” (What a frozen little hand)...
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In this excerpt of the famous “Toreador Song” (“Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” – Your toast, I can return it to you), baritone Ryan Kuster (Escamillio) struts around the stage, singing about the perks of his glamorous...
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By Greg Carpenter These days, it seems that my days are filled with less discussion about programming and artistic matters and much more about understanding all the issues created by COVID-19. To be honest, during my 20+ years in...
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There was a time, not too long ago, when we would get all decked-out to go out on the town. Out-dressing everyone at Flora’s (Kira Dills DeSurra) party, Gastone (Aaren Rivard) upstaged the rest of the entertainers and brought...
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Nowadays, we find ourselves thinking back to the biggest, most raucous parties we used to stage at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House… Flora (Kira Dills DeSurra) threw an epic party for for the ages in our 2018 production of...
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