A High-Stakes Thriller Tosca Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Premiered January 14, 1900, Teatro Costanzi (Rome, Italy) The 2021-22 Season opens with Puccini’s heart-racing drama, overflowing with power struggles and vengeance. A corrupt...
Read moreSPOTLIGHT ON TRAGEDY Pagliacci Music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo Premiered May 21, 1892, Teatro Dal Verme (Milan, Italy) The public adores Canio’s clowning—but they’re about to witness the shocking consequences of his rage. Art imitates life (and vice...
Read moreFIGARO, FIGARO, FI-GA-RO! The Barber of Seville Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini Premiered February 20, 1816, Teatro Argentina (Rome, Italy) Opera Colorado kicks off the 2019-20 season with this laugh-out-loud comedy, featuring some of the most...
Read moreTRAGIC PASSION TAKES CENTER STAGE Opera Colorado opens its 2018-19 season with this romantic masterpiece, overflowing with some of Verdi’s most brilliant melodies—including the instantly recognizable “Drinking Song,” which will have you humming all through intermission! Experience why La...
Read moreTHE MOST BELOVED OF COMIC OPERAS THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO May 4, 7, 10, 12* | 2019 The Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Performing Arts Complex Performed in Italian, with English and Spanish subtitles at every seat Music...
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