By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer Shakespeare’s four mature tragedies–King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello–are his greatest and most disturbing achievements. Each of them effectively exposes the human frailties that lead to the...
2023 Festival Media Reviews Colorado Drama on "Otello": Bob Bows “Central City Opera’s production of Gioachino Rossini’s Otello completes a unique, compelling, and informative season of Shakespearean adaptations, including Romeo and Juliet and Kiss...
Amanda Tipton Photography Fledermaus provides jubilant escapism in Central City By Kelly Dean Hansen, Ph.D., Freelance Classical Music Writer It has been three years since a full audience gathered in the intimate Central City jewel box theater to watch a full-length...
by Bob Bows, Colorado Drama [Original article here] It’s easy to see why this operetta, now running at Central City Opera, with its classic farcical elements and the catchy melodies of Johann Strauss II (“The Waltz King”), continues to delight us 148...
by Alex Miller, Onstage Colorado [Original article here] A fun, thoroughly batty operetta in Central City The storied opera house serves up a beautiful production of Strauss’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ Somehow over the past 30 years seeing and writing about theatre in...
by David Marlowe, Marlowe’s Musings [Original article here] This is a decadently scrumptious confection that’s so exhilarating, you can’t afford to miss it. Run to get tickets! Strike whatever’s on your calendar! Central City Opera’s production of “Die...
