Opening Night Celebrations

June 27, July 4, July 18 | Teller House | Sponsored by Kim Morss and Richard Dehncke and ZIM Consulting

Enhance your opening night experience with exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes look at each opera guided by our expert music team. This evening provides you with insight into the production you are about to see, taking you on a journey through the music you won’t find anywhere else. 

In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to mingle with CCO leadership and artists, enjoy delicious food and cocktails provided by Serendipity Catering, and converse with other opera enthusiasts, all before the curtain rises.  

Special thanks to our Opening Night Dinner Celebrations sponsors: Kim Morss & Richard Dehncke and ZIM Consulting! 

The Marriage of Figaro

Opening Night Dinner

Saturday, June 27th, 2026
Teller House
5:00 p.m.
$175 per person

Opera tickets sold separately.

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The Ballad of Baby Doe

Opening Night Dinner

Saturday, July 4th, 2026
Teller House
5:00 p.m.
$175 per person

Celebrate America’s 250 years, Colorado’s 150th, and 70 years of the Ballad of Baby Doe this Fourth of July!

Opera tickets sold separately.

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Master Class

Opening Night Cocktail Reception

Saturday, July 18th, 2026
Teller House
5:00 p.m.
$100 per person

Opera tickets sold separately.

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Featured Speakers
Head of Music

Jeremy Reger
Chorus Director / Assistant Conductor / Conductor (TA Matinee)

Tyler Tucker
Head of Music

Jeremy Reger

Previously at CCO: Festival Head of Music (2025); Assistant Conductor, The Knock (2025), Street Scene (2024), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), The Light in the Piazza (2022)  

Recently: Co-chair, Voice + Opera, & Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching, University of Colorado Boulder School of Music; Music Staff, Virginia Opera; Opera Steamboat; Eugene Opera; Hawaii Opera Theater; Mill City Opera; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Minnesota Opera 

 

Chorus Director / Assistant Conductor / Conductor (TA Matinee)

Tyler Tucker

Previously at CCO: Conductor and Pianist Fellow (2025) 

Recently: Music Director & Conductor, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Rothstein, Tri-Cities Opera, NY; Assistant Conductor, Rigoletto, Tri-Cities Opera; Assistant Professor (Vocal Coach), School of Music, The University of Oklahoma; Lecturer in Vocal Coaching and Teaching, Binghampton University; Resident Artist Pianist, Opera Colorado 

 

Opera Tickets sold separately. Please call the Box Office at 303-292-6700 for more information. Performances begin at 7:30 pm.