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...
At Central City Opera, we believe great opera should be accessible to everyone in our community, especially the local Gilpin County residents who help make what we do possible. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new Gilpin County Rush Ticket program,...
Join us at Levitt Pavilion Denver for a fabulous FREE concert! Unleash your inner diva and shine like royalty with iconic anthems by a killer lineup of amazing drag stars, opera talent, and musical theatre powerhouses! This show is going to be so much fun- don’t...
We have exciting news to share! We are thrilled to be a recipient of the prestigious 2025-2026 Equity in Arts Learning for Colorado Youth grant! Administered by Think 360 Arts for Learning, this significant gift will enable us to expand our...
The Central City Council has passed an ordinance that a 5% Admissions Fee must be added to all ticketed entertainment events. Central City Opera will now be required to add this fee to the price of all ticket purchases to events in Central City. For online...
A few weeks ago, Central City Opera was featured on 9News in a segment highlighting the undertaking of the major renovation of the Teller House in Central City. This renovation project will add employee and artist housing for the summer festival. The video also...
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Daniel L. Ritchie, Central City Opera’s Chairman Emeritus and Honorary Board Member. Dan passed away on Thursday, January 30, at the age of 93, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of service to the Colorado...
By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer The number of named characters in the cast of Street Scene, German composer Kurt Weill’s American “Broadway opera,” is almost overwhelming, yet the set, reflecting the title, never changes. The façade of an East...
By Kelly Dean Hansen, freelance classical music writer The first real “spaghetti western” came long before the films of Sergio Leone and the scores of Enrico Morricone. The title rightfully belongs to Giacomo Puccini’s 1910 opera The Girl of the Golden West (La...
Colorado Drama - "The Pirates of Penzance" “The ensemble fills the stage with rousing choruses and wonderful dance numbers, directed and choreographed by Kyle Lang. Maestro Brandon Eldredge and the Festival Orchestra fill the hall with definitive renditions of...
