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The Voice of Opera Colorado

Jan25

Kathryn Lewek

Kathryn Lewek has established herself as one of this generation’s most thrilling coloratura sopranos. She has performed in The Magic Flute (The Queen of the Night) at The Metropolitan Opera a record-breaking sixty-four times, surpassing The Met’s record for...

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Jan25

Matthew Burns

Bass-baritone Matthew Burns is celebrated for his musical and comedic capabilities in equal measure. Opera News recently singled out his “vocal and comedic flexibility” in Don Giovanni (Leporello) at Detroit Opera. Last season, he appeared in The Marriage of...

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Jan25

Timothy Mix

Finnish American baritone Timothy Mix’s recent successes include his debut as Alberich at Opera Santa Barbara in the Jonathan Dove adaptation of Das Rheingold, his return to Dead Man Walking (Joseph de Rocher) at Opera Idaho, and a role debut in The...

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Jan25

Deborah Nansteel

“A formidable display of vocal power and dramatic assurance,” mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel made her début with The Metropolitan Opera in Lucia di Lammermoor (Alisa), her début with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Roméo et Juliette (Gertrude), her Carnegie...

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Jan25

Roberto de Biasio

Roberto De Biasio made his professional debut in Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo) at Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo in 2006 and quickly rose to prominence as one of today’s leading Verdi tenors. Praised for his “virile, glistening voice” (New York...

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Jan25

Alexandra LoBianco

Praised for her “impassioned performance” (Seattle Times) in the title role of Aida at Seattle Opera, American soprano Alexandra LoBianco has established herself as a dramatic soprano of remarkable versatility, musicality, and consistency. This season, she performs Il trovatore...

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Jan25

Young Bok Kim

Commanding bass Young Bok Kim has recently dazzled audiences in Attila (title role), The Magic Flute (Sarastro), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), Verdi’s Requiem (bass soloist), and La battaglia di Legnano (Barbarossa) at Sarasota Opera. A favorite with Sarasota audiences, he returned...

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Jan25

Andrew Stenson

American tenor Andrew Stenson, praised by The Wall Street Journal for his “vivid tenor that is both beautiful and full of raw feeling,” is a graduate of The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artists Program. In addition to singing many of the standard...

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Jan25

Ricardo José Rivera

Praised by The New York Times for “the evening’s richest instrument—powerful yet capable of softness,” Ricardo José Rivera makes several major Verdi role debuts in the 2024-25 Season, including Macbeth (title role) at Teatro Nuovo, Stiffelio (Stankar) at Sarasota...

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Jan25

Alex Granito

Alex Granito is a baritone from Orange County, CA. He is delighted to join Opera Colorado for a second year as an Artist in Residence for the 2024-25 Season, during which he performed in the Daughter of the Regiment...

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