Opera on Tap

Mozart, Wagner, Strauss – both Johann and Richard – what did they all do? They wrote opera auf Deutsch, of course!

Say what you will about Germans, they make opera sound right – so we’ll cut them some slack for wearing socks and sandals!

And for those who care – yes – the Rosenkavalier trio will be sung. Tell your friends.

AUF DEUTSCH
Saturday, June 20, 2015
6:30pm
Syntax Physic Opera
554 South Broadway
Denver, CO
Tickets: $8 advance and students/$10 day of show
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Singers include:

Stephanie Ball
Ruth Carver Bondurant
Julie Silver Campbell
Gail Carpenter
John Carpenter
Stephanie Hood
Slava Mesropov
Haley Dove Montoya
Eve Orenstein
Leah Podzimek
Thomas Poole
Thomas Sitzler
Kristen Smith
Joshua Zabatta

With Adriana Teodoro-Dier on piano!

ACT UP! What act? Opera on Tap and Boulder Opera will present (mostly) complete acts from Mozart’s Cosi fan tutti and Bizet’s Carmen at Dickens Opera House on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:30pm.

Combining Boulder Opera’s signature polished productions and Opera on Tap Colorado’s penchant for taking opera out of the concert hall and into the bar, Act Up! is a great way to dive into these two favorite operas while enjoying dinner and drinks.

In Act I of Cosi fan tutte (Women are like that), two men put their girlfriends’ faithfulness to test.

COSI FAN TUTTE Cast
Fiordiligi: Sarah Stone
Dorabella: Dianela Acosta
Despina: Susan Rahmsdorff
Ferrando: Eapen Leubner
Guglielmo: Malcolm Ulbrick
Don Alfonso: Ryan Parker

In Act II of Carmen we will dance with the gypsies and meet the toreador who steals Carmen’s heart from the soldier who deserted the army for her.

CARMEN Cast
Carmen: Eve Orenstein
Don Jose:  Nathan Snyder
Zuniga: Ryan Parker
Dancairo: Tanner Sands
Remendado: Eapen Leubner
Mercedes:  Claire Leborgne
Frasquita: Susan Rahmsdorff

For this event the Dickens Tavern’s full dinner menu will be available upstairs in the Opera House. Seating is limited – your pre-purchased ticket reserves your table.

Act Up! will be fully staged and performed with piano.

OPERA SCENES and The Man with the Good Face

Saturday, May 9, 2015
6:30pm
Syntax Physic Opera
554 South Broadway
Denver, CO
Tickets: $8 advance and students/$10 day of show

Arias are lovely – but operas are rarely one-man shows! The real fun, drama, and excitement happens when a few characters get together to plot, fall in love, bully, or just sing different things all at once.

We have scenes from The Magic Flute, Suor Angelica, Falstaff, Rigoletto, La Boheme and more for you!

This evening will also feature the world premiere of The Man with the Good Face, an operatic fable with words and music by Sarah Perske and Nathan Cornelius.

WE HEART PUCCINI!

Saturday, April 11, 2015
6:30pm
Syntax Physic Opera
554 South Broadway
Denver, CO
Tickets: $8 advance and students/$10 day of show

Giacomo Puccini may not have been the most innovative composer of his time, but the man could write a mean melody.

Lots of mean melodies.

Glory.

So many that we are dedicating an entire night to sing as much of his transcendentally gorgeous music as you’ll let us! Which should be a lot, since you picked this theme, so clearly you want it!

Russian Masterclass with Ruth Warner
Sunday, March 8, 2015
4:00pm
Syntax: Physic Opera
554 South Broadway
Denver, CO
Free admission

Ruth Warner retired in 2010 from a career of teaching high school German, French and Russian and is now teaching occasional German and Russian classes at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. She earned a Ph.D. in Russian Literature from the Ohio State University in 1999.  She has long been interested in folklore, especially Russian, and has served the past five years on the board of directors for the American Friends of Russian Folklore.  She has traveled to Russia numerous times and participated in several folklore expeditions to Russian villages.

Ms. Warner will work with Opera on Tap Colorado singers on their Russian language repertoire in preparation for our Slavic Revolution show on March 14, 2015.

What do Elton John and Giuseppe Verdi have in common?  How about Disney and Dvorak?  If you guessed the stories of Aida and The Little Mermaid, you are right!  Our beloved operas share many of the same source material as many popular musicals.

Join us for an evening of magical stories told by operatic divas and musical mavens!

Musicals Meet Opera
Friday, February 20, 2015, 7:00pm
Syntax: Physic Opera
554 South Broadway, Denver
Tickets: $8 advance and Students/$10 Day of Show

Can you say Oпера, anyone? Come join us for a vodka drink and some of the operatic hits from the most fabulous Slavic composers: Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich–oh my! За здоровье!

SLAVIC REVOLUTION
Saturday, March 14, 2015, 7:00pm
Syntax: Physic Opera
554 South Broadway, Denver, CO
Tickets: $8 advance/$10 at door