Moving our production of THE SHINING from November 2020 to June 2021 By Greg Carpenter We encounter many challenges when planning our mainstage seasons at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, strategizing two and three years in advance. Our challenge...
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In this clip from Opera Colorado’s 2017 production, soprano Anna Christy (Lucia) tackles “Il dolce suono” with bel canto agility and proves that even a breakdown can be elegant. In the famous “Mad Scene” she imagines happiness with her...
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After his misadventures have come to an end and all is revealed, Sir John Falstaff (baritone Olafur Sigurdarson) laughs away his latest folly in the Act III Fugue, “Tutto nel mondo è burla … Tutti gabbati!” Verdi ends his...
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Baritone Olafur Sigurdarson rails against the concept of honor and how, in his opinion, it is just another meaningless word. In “L’onore? Ladri!” He berates his comrades Pistola (bass-baritone Andrew Hiers) and Bardolfo (tenor Nathan Ward) for refusing to...
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Opera Explained: Recitative By Isaiah Feken, Opera Colorado Baritone Artist in Residence As an opera singer, I believe I should act as an ambassador, or as I often joke, a proselytizer for the genre. Over the years I have...
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