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), bass-baritone Ryan Kuster (Escamillio) struts around the stage, singing about the perks of his glamorous...
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