Indulge in a One-of-a-Kind Celebrity Chef Experience at Morin

Benefitting the historic Central City Opera DENVER, Colo., September 24, 2019— Free-spirited French cuisine meets Colorado comfort for a one-of-a-kind evening at Morin in downtown Denver. Mingle with celebrity chefs Carrie Baird (Top Chef Season 15 finalist and...

A Culture in Snapshot: Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY

BY 2019 DIRECTOR ALISON MORITZ IN 1853, JAPAN’S DOORS WERE OPENED TO THE WEST for the first time in over two centuries, and Western audiences were captivated by their first glimpses of Japanese culture. This booming trend of “orientalism” coincided with another major...
Alessandro Talevi: Double Bill Director

Alessandro Talevi: Double Bill Director

BACK FOR HIS FIFTH PRODUCTION AT CENTRAL CITY OPERA, Alessandro Talevi brings his distinct visual style to the double bill of The Blessed Damozel and Litanies to the Black Virgin. The Johannesburg native has had an eventful year since directing The Magic Flute at...

REVIEW: Billy Budd

OPERA NEWS —Marc Shulgold The three principal roles were impeccably cast and each man was projected as a conflicted, three-dimensional individual.