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...
by Bob Bows, Colorado Drama [Original article here] Just as Giacomo Puccini fell in love with the gold rush days of the mid-nineteenth century American “Wild West” (La fanciulla del West), Americans love to romanticize post-World War II Italy, as we see in...
by David Marlowe, Marlowe’s Musings [Original article here] Based upon the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer and the 1960 film that starred Olivia de Havilland, “The Light in the Piazza, the Musical,” has music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and book by Craig...
