Contributors, Deb Morrow and Erin Osovets In 1953, Central City Opera commissioned a new opera based on the first famous love triangle in Colorado history, between Silver King Horace Tabor, his wife of 26 years Augusta and the beautiful Baby Doe from Oshkosh,...
Katherine “Katie” Nicholson was named Central City Opera’s new Director of Development September of 2020. You’ll recognize her as a smart, energetic member of the development team, on staff since 2017. What you might not know about Katie is that she and her husband...
Artists from around the country will capture the beautiful architecture and fall scenery in Central City, Colo. from September 25 - 27 CENTRAL CITY, Colo., September 8, 2020 – Central City Opera, in partnership with the City of Central and the Gilpin County Arts...
Education Coordinator Margaret “Meg” Ozaki Graves is a soprano, artistic collaborator and educator in the arts community both state and nationwide. With Central City Opera, Margaret has a long history performing as a Touring Artist, and she served as Cultural...
“We knew that by adopting the Johnson House we could preserve a piece of Colorado history.” The saying, “It takes a village” never rang more true than when 18 interior designers from companies across Colorado joined together for the massive undertaking of...
July 16, 1932On this day in Central City Opera history, the Opera House re-opened and the official Central City Opera company was formed. In 1877, the citizens of Central City organized a fundraising drive for a grand new opera house befitting the gold mining town’s...
It is with a great deal of sadness that we announce that Judy Grant, our Board Chair, passed away on June 15, 2020. Judy served on the Central City Opera Board of Directors since 2002 and assumed the Chairmanship in 2018. She was a gracious representative of the...
Statement created together by the full staff of Central City Opera: Opera begins and ends with the human voice communicating the heights and depths of the human experience. Part of that human experience must now include mourning the tragic losses of George Floyd,...
Rigoletto, Carousel and Dido and Aeneas will remain lineup for next season DENVER, Colo., May 4, 2020 – Due to ongoing safety concerns around COVID-19, Central City Opera’s Summer Festival will be postponed until summer of 2021. The scheduled lineup of Rodgers &...
Opera Terms: Aria A self-contained song within an opera Bel canto Literally “beautiful singing”, a style of Italian opera with pure tone and clean articulation, especially in the early 19th century (Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini) Cabaletta Fast end...
