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The Voice of Opera Colorado

Jan24

Jonathan Johnson

Rising young tenor Jonathan Johnson’s many recent engagements have included Sweeney Todd (Anthony Hope) at Opera Omaha, The Love of Three Oranges (The Prince) with Opera Philadelphia (where he was named as one of their Emerging Artists), Silent Night...

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Jan24

Harold Wilson

In the 2022-23 Season, bass Harold Wilson returns to the Metropolitan Opera for their productions of Aida, Der Rosenkavalier, and Peter Grimes (Hobson). In the 2021-22 Season, Mr. Wilson returned to the Metropolitan Opera for multiple productions, including Boris...

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Jan24

Olafur Sigurdarson

In the 2022-23 Season, Olafur Sigurdarson’s engagements include Peter Grimes (Captain Baltrode) at Teatro alla Scala; Das Rheingold (Alberich) and Tristan and Isolde (Melot) at Bayreuth Festival; Tosca (Baron Scarpia) at Leipzig Opera; and the title roles in Rigoletto...

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Jan23

Danielle Pastin

Quoted as having “a lovely demeanor and irresistible creamy timbre” by Opera News, American soprano Danielle Pastin is gaining accolades from opera houses around the country.  In the 2021-22 Season, Pastin returned to Pittsburgh Opera in Carmen (Micaëla) and...

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Jan11

Chad Shelton

Opera News praises tenor Chad Shelton for one of his trademark roles, claiming that his “Don José was the dramatic heart of this production; this was a performance that grew in complexity as he struggled to reconcile the forces...

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Jan11

Marcy Stonikas

A graduate of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) and Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, soprano Marcy Stonikas is a recipient of the prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshanna Foundation, as well as a...

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Jan11

Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson, acclaimed by the New York Times as a “stentorian bass”, and he “possesses a voice with extraordinary range, depth, color combined with a commanding stage presence…a mountain of a voice, with resonance from the Escorial of Philip...

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Jan11

Joshua Bloom

Australian-American bass Joshua Bloom is frequently praised for his “resplendent bass” and “huge vocal capacity” alongside an “outstanding dramatic precision and power” (New York Times, Independent) across a remarkable variety of repertoire from Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, to world premiere...

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Jan11

Dana Beth Miller

Dana Beth Miller’s recent successes include Suor Angelica (La Badessa) and Die Walküre (Grimgerde) both with Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed Ring Cycle (Grimgerde, cover), and The Handmaid’s Tale (Offred’s Mother) with Boston Lyric Opera. A former...

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Jul29

Joshua Dennis

Known for his “voluptuous elegant tone,” and a “robust tenor with baritonal heft,” American lyric tenor Joshua Dennis is a star on the rise. Mr. Dennis, a champion of new works, had the honor of originating two roles: Minnesota...

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