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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Just as Papageno (baritone Daniel Belcher) thinks he has lost his beloved Papagena (soprano Camille Jasensky), she appears after hearing his magic bells. They fantasize about their life together and dream of their future children. This lovely duet is...
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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), baritone Ryan Kuster (Escamillio) struts around the stage, singing about the perks of his glamorous...
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There was a time, not too long ago, when we would get all decked-out to go out on the town. Out-dressing everyone at Flora’s (Kira Dills DeSurra) party, Gastone (Aaren Rivard) upstaged the rest of the entertainers and brought...
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Nowadays, we find ourselves thinking back to the biggest, most raucous parties we used to stage at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House… Flora (Kira Dills DeSurra) threw an epic party for for the ages in our 2018 production of...
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FIGARO, FIGARO, FI-GA-RO! Baritone Bruno Taddia (Figaro) takes to the iconic “Largo al Factotum” at breakneck bel canto speed, boasting that Figaro is indeed much more than just a barber… He is THE BARBER! #SempreOC — Rossini’s The Barber...
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