During this time of isolation and disruption, we here at Opera Colorado are doing our best to reach out and connect with the faces we used to see every day. Over the next few months, we’re going to be...
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In this clip from Opera Colorado’s 2016 production of Puccini’s La fanciulla del West, Soprano Melissa Citro and tenor Jonathan Burton finally allow their feelings to emerge as it begins to snow. In”Ugh! Neve!” Minnie finally gives into Dick...
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INTRODUCING THE OPERA COLORADO ARCHIVES! Even though COVID-19 has disrupted how Colorado and the world attend live events, the music will not stop. We’re excited to announce a new regular series where we take a deep dive into the...
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By Greg Carpenter The dates of Friday, March 13 and Monday, March 16, 2020 will be forever memorable in the history of Opera Colorado. Following two separate COVID-19 public health orders issued by Mayor Michael Hancock and Governor Jared...
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By Kelly Maxwell Baritone Will Liverman is an agile performer, adept at navigating classic operatic repertoire, new avant-garde works, and jazz. He is at home in the hypnotic soundscape of Philip Glass, in beloved operas such as La bohème...
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By Kelly Maxwell “Imagine those paired theater masks: one laughing and one weeping. It’s a familiar image, one in use since ancient Greece where the masks served to delineate characters in a stage production. In the world of opera,...
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By Kelly Maxwell If you ask anyone to hum a melody from an opera, even if they have never seen an opera, they are very likely to hum the iconic line from Pagliacci. The soaring tenor line of “Vesti...
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Greetings, As 2019 comes to a close, we have the opportunity to reflect upon this year’s successes and look forward to all that is to come in 2020. It is remarkable how much Opera Colorado accomplished over the course...
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By Kelly Maxwell Mezzo-soprano Megan Marino is a firecracker. Both on-stage and off, she positively radiates passion, enthusiasm, and curiosity. If any opera singer embodies the “yes, and…” of improv, it is Marino. Both accepting and assertive, she constantly...
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By Kelly Maxwell When it comes to opera, it is hard to find a more recognizable score than The Barber of Seville. From the iconic overture, to the finale, Rossini’s masterpiece is one of the most widely performed operas...
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