Opera Colorado Announces 2010-2011 Season

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La Bohème | Rusalka | Cinderella

General Director Greg Carpenter will announce plans for Opera Colorado’s 2010-2011 season at a special reception for donors at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Tuesday, January 26th.

“Opera Colorado continues to expand our repertoire selection during the 2010-2011 Season,” Carpenter said. “We launch our season with one of the most beloved operas of all time. We then explore unfamiliar territory with some exciting new repertoire. Our final opera has not been seen on the Opera Colorado stage since 1995. During the entire season, we will welcome many new artists who will be joining us along the way for the very first time.”

By including a very familiar title along with two works that are new or less familiar to the Colorado audience, Carpenter hopes to appeal to a broad spectrum of opera fans with next season’s repertoire. “We’ve selected operas that we believe will interest both seasoned opera lovers and audiences new to the art form.”

Season tickets will go on sale to existing season ticket-holders beginning January 27. The general public will be able to purchase tickets beginning March 15. Individual tickets for the operas will go on sale next fall. More information is available at the Opera Colorado website (www.operacolorado.org) or by calling the Opera Colorado box office at 303.468.2030.

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