Due to overwhelming demand for this year’s production of The Barber of Seville, we have added a performance to our festival calendar! Don’t miss your chance to see this classic comedy, reimagined by director Eric Sean Fogel (The Metropolitan Opera, Houston...
By Margaret Siegrist Dido commands clear literary influence as an early female leader Though its plot and characters are shrouded in legend, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas cuts a clean, relatable narrative that resonates powerfully today. Dido Also known as Elissa, Dido’s...
By Margaret Siegrist It challenges us to confront what makes us avert our eyes and what makes us stare. Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto is a joke gone too far, set to some of the best-known melodies in all of classical music. One of twelve operas written together by...
By Margaret Siegrist “One of America’s finest theatrical achievements,” Carousel follows the ups, downs, round and rounds of life and love. Premiering on Broadway in 1945, Carousel was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second collaboration. Hammerstein worried, “We’re such...
Central City Opera Partners with National Jewish Health for Summer Festival COVID-19 Safety Protocols DENVER, Colo., May 26, 2021 – Central City Opera has partnered with National Jewish Health to help audience and company members stay safe during Central City Opera’s...
