Alone in the enchanted forest, a lovesick Fenton (tenor Mingjie Lei) meditates on his happiness and what a kiss truly means in “Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola” (From the lips the song in ecstasy flies). Hearing this from...
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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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By Kelly Maxwell Before we even officially started our interview with Opera Colorado Music Director Ari Pelto, he came into the room and, unprompted, jumped right into what makes this production of Falstaff such a please. “Coming in to...
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By Kelly Maxwell Watch Cynthia Clayton on stage and perhaps you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the soprano once harbored dreams of rock stardom. Although her musical goals ultimately shifted to the classical end of the spectrum, she...
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By Kelly Maxwell Italian baritone Marco Nisticò isn’t at all like his character in Verdi’s Falstaff. Watch him on stage as the jealous and controlling Ford and you might think that he’d be just as gruff and severe as...
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By Kelly Maxwell In rehearsal, mezzo-soprano Dana Beth Miller carries herself like a dancer. Not intimidated by complicated blocking or choreography, she throws her entire form into her movements with great confidence. It is no surprise, then, to learn...
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By Kelly Maxwell At first thought, you may not think that the modern-day sitcom has a lot in common with opera. But as mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy points out, there are actually a ton of similarities between the two...
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By Kelly Maxwell A casual survey of the Falstaff cast regarding director David Edwards, gathered around the water cooler during a rehearsal break, brings up three things: his dry British humor, the incredible scope of his knowledge, and his...
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By Tamara Vallejos Verdi’s Falstaff may not be one of the composer’s most frequently performed operas, but the cast of Opera Colorado’s production would be quick to point out it’s no less a masterwork. In fact, baritone Olafur Sigurdarson, who...
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