A Downfall of Biblical Proportions Samson and Delilah Music by Camille Saint-Saëns Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire Premiered December 2, 1877, Ducal Theatre, Weimar Opera Colorado closes the season with Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the biblical story of Samson and Delilah....
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A Ghostly Legend Comes To Shore The Flying Dutchman Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner Premiered January 2, 1843, Königliches Hoftheater Dresden Wagner’s supernatural drama makes landfall with Opera Colorado next winter. The captain of a legendary ghost ship...
Read moreNo Bad Deed Goes Unpunished Don Giovanni Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Premiered October 29, 1787, Estates Theatre Be seduced by Mozart’s classic masterpiece, Don Giovanni, a tale about a serial womanizer who cares...
Read morePassion’s Consequence Cavalleria Rusticana A One-Night-Only Anniversary Concert Music by Pietro Mascagni Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci Premiered May 17, 1890, Teatro Costanzi (Rome, Italy) Opera Colorado celebrates its 40th anniversary by presenting Mascagni’s opera as a...
Read moreRevenge Is a Fool’s Game Rigoletto Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Premiered March 11, 1851, La Fenice (Venice, Italy) Verdi’s Italian masterpiece opens Opera Colorado’s 40th Anniversary Season, featuring unforgettable music, including the effervescent “La...
Read moreA Portrait of Obsession Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) Music by Erich Korngold Libretto by Julius Korngold Premiered December 4, 1920, Hamburg State Opera (Hamburg, Germany) Opera Colorado presents a new production of composer Erich Korngold’s rare operatic...
Read moreUncover Love’s True Name Turandot Music by Giacomo Puccini & Franco Alfano Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni Premiered April 25, 1926, La Scala (Milan, Italy) Opera Colorado closes its 40th Anniversary Season on a high note with...
Read moreA 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 moreSeduction—Obsession—Murder Tickets On Sale Now Carmen Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac Premiered March 3, 1875, Opéra-Comique (Paris, France) We conclude Opera Colorado’s grandest season to date with Bizet’s smoldering drama, Carmen, filled with...
Read moreRoom 217 Is Calling The Shining Music by Paul Moravec Libretto by Mark Campbell Based on the novel by Stephen King Premiered May 7, 2016, Ordway Music Theater (Saint Paul, Minnesota) Based on Stephen King’s spine-chilling novel, The Shining...
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