Many describe Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka as the operatic Little Mermaid; however, it is anything but a Disney fairy tale. The libretto, written by Czech poet Jaroslav Kvapil, follows the traditional Czech folk tale of Rusalka, a water nymph who falls in love...
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As One is a 75-minute chamber opera that chronicles one individual’s journey toward self-realization. In this chamber opera two voices—Hannah after (mezzo-soprano) and Hannah before (baritone)—share the part of a sole transgender female protagonist. Fifteen songs filled with empathy...
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By: Suzanne Whitney As One is a 75-minute chamber opera that chronicles one individual’s journey toward self-realization. In this chamber opera two voices—Hannah after (mezzo-soprano) and Hannah before (baritone)—share the part of a sole transgender female protagonist. Fifteen songs...
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By: Suzanne Whitney In 2018, Opera Colorado presented the world premiere of Steal a Pencil for Me. It was created by composer Gerald Cohen and librettist Deborah Brevoort. The opera tells the true story of Jaap and Ina Polak, two Dutch Jews...
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By: Suzanne Whitney In 2018, Opera Colorado presented the world premiere of Steal a Pencil for Me. It was created by composer Gerald Cohen and librettist Deborah Brevoort. The opera tells the true story of Jaap and Ina Polak, two Dutch Jews...
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“Vesti la giubba” or “Put on the costume” is one of the best known tenor arias in the western canon. At the end of act one in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Canio (John Pickle) has discovered his wife’s infidelity, but must...
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Nedda (Cecilia Violetta López) is a member of a traveling commedia dell’arte troupe and unhappily married to one of her fellow players, Canio (John Pickle). But, she has fallen in love. Her secret affair with Silvio (Will Liverman) has...
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Cherubino (Adriana Zabala) is a young page boy who falls desperately in love with every woman he meets. However, the Countess (Ellie Dehn) fills him with the most passion and angst. In this scene, Cherubino finds himself in the...
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Rusalka is a water nymph who has just fallen in love with a human prince and, no matter the sacrifice, she wants to become human in order to be with him. She sings “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (The Song...
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Figaro is fed up with Cherubino’s antics! After catching the young rogue (Adriana Zabala) in one too many compromising situations, Figaro makes up his mind to send the troublemaker off to war. In “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (No...
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