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Apr1
Meet tenor Rafael Davila, making his role debut as our leading man in Samson and Delilah. He has performed all around the world and returns to Opera Colorado for the first time since Tocsa (Cavaradossi) in 2021. For his...
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Mar27
Katharine Goeldner makes her Opera Colorado debut with Samson and Delilah in May. While new to Colorado, Katharine is no stranger to the mountains—she is based in Salzburg, Austria. She has already performed the role of Delilah and received...
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Mar7
The epic tale of Samson and Delilah emerges from the pages of its biblical origins to an opulent spectacle in Saint-Saëns’s opera. This indulgent display of stunning visuals and dance includes well-known arias such as “Mon cœur s’ouvre à...
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Feb14
What would you do to have all the confidence you need to make your dreams come true? The ability to believe in our dreams and stand tall in the face of rejection is something many people desire. With Opera...
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Jan9
Icelandic baritone Olafur Sigurdarson returns to Opera Colorado after portraying the title role in Falstaff in 2018. While he is no stranger to playing the Dutchman, this is his first time performing the role in the Mile High City....
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Dec18
Imagine you are sitting at your local bar and a man enters, dressed like a pirate from the eighteenth century. How would you react? In Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, this mysterious stranger is met with suspicion by most. Luckily,...
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Oct27
Italian baritone Bruno Taddia returns to Opera Colorado after portraying Figaro in The Barber of Seville in 2019. He’s playing the titular character in this production of Don Giovanni for the first time at the Ellie, but is no...
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Oct23
Humble and personable is the best way to describe Lindsay Woodward, the répétiteur for Don Giovanni. She plays the piano at rehearsals for Mozart’s opera. Her music provides the underlying sound of the opera and helps keep everyone on...
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Oct16
In November of 2023, Opera Colorado brings Mozart’s Don Giovanni to the stage at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. For all the incredible music and visuals of this opera, the behaviors of some characters need to be further examined...
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Oct3
At the stroke of midnight, it seems as if Cinderella’s fairytale moment is coming to an end as reality returns. It turns out, her happiness had only just begun when we end her tale with happily-ever-after. According to Opera...
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