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The Voice of Opera Colorado

Aug19

Mason O’Brien

Mason Fontanilla O’Brien is a baritone from Memphis, Tennessee and a returning Artist in Residence with Opera Colorado for the 2026-27 Season. This season, he looks forward to performing the First Apparition in Macbeth, Daddy/Tim in The Snowy Day, Teacher/Space Kitty/Taxi...

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Aug19

Bridget Ravenscraft

Bridget Ravenscraft is thrilled to return to Opera Colorado as a soprano Resident Artist for a second season, where she will sing the roles of Kenzie (Earth to Kenzie), Amy/Soprano 1 (The Snowy Day), Apparition 3 (Macbeth), and in...

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Aug19

Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson, soprano, is originally from South Florida but comes to Denver by way of Chicago, where she received a master’s degree from Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She attended Florida State University for her bachelor’s...

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Aug19

Bridget Ravenscraft

Bridget Ravenscraft is thrilled to return to Opera Colorado as a soprano Resident Artist for a second season, where she will sing the roles of Kenzie (Earth to Kenzie), Amy/Soprano 1 (The Snowy Day), Apparition 3 (Macbeth), and in...

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Aug19

Mason O’Brien

Mason Fontanilla O’Brien is a baritone from Memphis, Tennessee and a returning Artist in Residence with Opera Colorado for the 2026-27 Season. This season, he looks forward to performing the First Apparition in Macbeth, Daddy/Tim in The Snowy Day, Teacher/Space Kitty/Taxi...

Read more
Aug19

Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson, soprano, is originally from South Florida but comes to Denver by way of Chicago, where she received a master’s degree from Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She attended Florida State University for her bachelor’s...

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Aug19

Stefano de Peppo

Stefano de Peppo was born in Italy and began his career as a boy soprano at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He is known for his powerful bass-baritone, his crisp diction, and his skills as a singing actor. He...

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Aug19

Wei Wu

Grammy Award-winning bass Wei Wu trained at Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artist Program, the People’s University of China, Beijing, and the University of Colorado at Boulder, who recently presented him with the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award....

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Aug19

Flora Hawk

Soprano Flora Hawk has been hailed as “vocal standout” by Opera News and lauded for her “richly balanced” voice by OperaWire. A champion of new works, Flora had the honor of portraying Mildred Jeter Loving in the highly anticipated...

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Aug19

Vanessa Vasquez

Praised for her ability to “wow the audience with her nuance and sturdy yet supple lyricism”, Colombian American soprano Vanessa Vasquez has regularly appeared on opera stages throughout North America and recently made her European debut as Micaëla in...

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