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1 Central City Opera House Association 400 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 530 Denver, CO subscribe and save 20%! Call the Box Office at or visit CentralCityOpera.org. Like us on Facebook Follow us on 2014 Festival Sponsors: Avenir Foundation, Inc., Lanny and Sharon Martin, Central City Opera House Association Endowment Fund, Citizens of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District major sponsor: The Virginia w. hill foundation NonProfit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 907 Denver, CO A summer of song is just around the corner.

2 Prepare for an unforgettable summer of song. Central City Opera 2014 Festival Mozart s THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO delivers comedy, trickery and romance. DEAD MAN WALKING takes you on a nun s spiritual journey with a death row inmate. Denver comes alive with Rodgers and Hammerstein s endearing classic musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. And add to your Festival experience with two special performances of Trouble in Tahiti in the intimate Williams Stables Theatre. Be transformed by the 2014 Central City Opera Festival. June 28 August 10 You won t know until you go.

3 2014 Festival Offerings Wowing audiences with worldclass The Shows THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO DEAD MAN WALKING Rated R (17+) THE SOUND OF MUSIC TROUBLE IN TAHITI 30minute performances preceded by lunch to whet your opera appetite at the historic Teller House. Find descriptions on the following pages. PostOp in the Rocky Mountain setting of Central City, followed by a timeless A wide array of engaging short scenes for opera veterans or virgins. Williams Stables Theatre. Enjoy cocktails and impromptu performances by Central City Opera stars after select weekend evening shows at the Teller House. Free. performances since 1932, Central City Opera is a musical and theatrical experience like no other. The best of both worlds, the 2014 Festival offers two firstrate productions in our jewelbox theatre nestled family musical at the Denver The Marriage of Figaro Performing Arts Complex. Opera Notes Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee Free preperformance talks 45 minutes before Central City main stage shows. Williams Stables Theatre. This kidfriendly matinee includes a narrator s preview and an autograph session with the singers. Bring a picnic and enjoy fun preshow activities. Colorado Performing Arts Intensive Performances See two special performances by the high school kids attending this nationally renowned 2week summer opera camp. Williams Stables Theatre.

4 Mozart s comic opera depicting a day of madness cleverly twists and turns with passion and lighthearted intrigue. Set in 17th century Spain, it continues the story of Figaro, the famous barber of Seville, who schemes to outwit the Count and his wish to have his way with Susanna, Figaro s bridetobe. Composer Librettist Conductor Director Figaro Susanna Count Almaviva Countess Cherubino Bartolo Marcellina Basilio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lorenzo Da Ponte Adrian Kelly Alessandro Talevi Michael Sumuel Anna Christy Lucas Meachem Sinéad Mulhern Tamara Gura Thomas Hammons Claire Shackleton Joseph Gaines photo by mark and Kristen sink. Performed in Italian with English supertitles.

5 DEAD MAN WALKING Rated R (17+) Based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean that also inspired the awardwinning movie, Jake Heggie s powerful opera follows the true story of a nun s spiritual journey as she counsels a Louisiana death row inmate. Sister Helen struggles with her own religious convictions as she leads the prisoner down a path to redemption. Composer Jake Heggie Librettist Terrence McNally Conductor John Baril Director Ken Cazan Sister Helen Jennifer Rivera Joseph De Rocher Michael Mayes Mrs. De Rocher Maria Zifchak Sister Rose Jeanine De Bique George Benton Thomas Hammons Owen Hart Robert Orth Howard Boucher Joseph Gaines Jade Boucher Claire Shackleton Father Grenville Jason Baldwin photo by mark and Kristen sink. Performed in English with English supertitles. Prisons, Compassion and Redemption Project For Mature Audiences Only (17+) Explore the themes of DEAD MAN WALKING through a series of thoughtprovoking events from a film screening and panel discussions to prisonrelated art and book clubs. Meet the composer and Sister Helen Prejean at a symposium on March 1214 also featuring prominent experts in the legal field and victim advocacy. For information visit CentralCityOpera.org/project.

6 The Sound of Music in denver Rich with an uplifting story and music that soars, a young nunintrainingturnedgoverness marries an aristocratic widower and their family flees from Nazi Austria in this heartwarming tale. THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be performed only in Denver at the in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Composer Richard Rodgers Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II Conductor Craig Kier Director Ken Cazan Maria Katherine Manley Mother Abbess Maria Zifchak Captain von Trapp Troy Cook Max Detweiler Robert Orth Elsa Schraeder Lucy Schaufer Rolf Ian O Brien Leisl Julie Tabash photo by mark and Kristen sink. Performed in English.

7 Ticket Prices and a Few of your Favorite Things Trouble SUBSCRIPTION TICKET PRICING 3pack subscriptions for The Marriage of Figaro and Dead Man Walking in Central City and The Sound of Music in Denver start of $56. (Save 20%) $8 subscribers / $12 regular $30 per person in Tahiti Single Show Ticket Pricing The Marriage of Figaro, Dead Man Walking and The Sound of Music single show tickets are on sale now ranging from $20 to $106. The Marriage of Figaro Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee $15 ages 618 / $20 adult Add preperformance family fun for an extra $10. photo courtesy of tulsa opera. Leonard Bernstein s witty oneact opera set to jazz rhythms depicts a couple s marital challenges and longing for love beneath the sunny veneer of 1950s American suburbia. In the intimate 90seat Williams Stables Theatre. Music & Words Music Director Director Dinah Sam Trio Performed in English. Leonard Bernstein Thomas Getty Michael Ehrman Claire Shackleton Isaac Bray Leah Bobbey james Dornier nicholas Ward Prices subject to change based on availability. Subscribers have the exclusive opportunity to exchange their tickets for another performance of the same production at no additional charge. Subscribers may also purchase additional single tickets at a 20% discount. Group Ticket Pricing Save 25% on groups of 10 or more people. TROUBLE IN TAHITI $25 general admission Seating limited to 90 per show! FREE events! Opera Notes PostOp (Formerly Après Opera) Ride the Opera Bus Bus leaves at 10:45 am from Sports Authority in Glendale and at 11:15 am from Simms Steakhouse. Just $18 round trip. Stay and Play Visit CentralCityOpera.org and click on Your Visit for ideas on where to stay, dine, picnic or play in Central City and Black Hawk. Performing Arts Intensive Performances $5 for all

8 307 Central City Opera House stage Sound of Music in Denver orchestra pit BALCONY LOGE orchestra MEZZANINE Single Ticket Prices* A $90 B $70 C $50 Single Ticket Prices* A $100 B $80 C $ ORCHESTRA D E $35 $20 BALCONY D E $45 $ Wheelchair locations Companion locations *Prices subject to change based on availability. Subscribers enjoy a 20% discount on ticket prices. *Prices subject to change based on availability. Subscribers enjoy a 20% discount on ticket prices.

9 2014 Festival Schedule June 28 August CentralCityOpera.org Central City Opera House Performances Central City Opera House Performances denver Performances SAT 28 JUNE WED 2 JULY 11:45 am FRI 4 JULY SAT 5 JULY SUN 6 JULY 11:45 am BUS* TUE 8 JULY WED 9 JULY 11:45 am THU 10 JULY FRI 11 JULY PostOp** SAT 12 JULY PostOp** SUN 13 JULY 11:45 am BUS* TUE 15 JULY Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee WED 16 JULY 11:45 am BUS* THU 17 JULY FRI 18 JULY PostOp** SAT 19 JULY SUN 20 JULY 1:00 pm trouble in tahiti TUE 22 JULY WED 23 JULY 1:00 pm trouble in tahiti FRI 25 JULY 7:00 pm Performing Arts Intensive SAT 26 JULY 10:30 am Performing Arts Intensive *Bus leaves at 10:45 am from Sports Authority in Glendale and at 11:15 am from Simms Steakhouse. **PostOp follows the show on select Fri & Sat night performances. SAT 2 AUG 7:30 pm SUN 3 AUG 2:00 pm WED 6 AUG 2:00 pm THU 7 AUG 7:30 pm FRI 8 AUG 7:30 pm SAT 9 AUG 2:00 pm SUN 10 AUG 2:00 pm

10 Celebrate song yearround in 2014 with two shows you won t want to miss. How Green Was My Valley PERFORMED IN COLORADO SPRINGS Amahl and the Night Visitors PERFORMED IN DENVER The awardwinning novel by Richard Llewellyn is transformed through song in this story of courage by composer Roger Ames and librettist Elizabeth Bassine. Mining brings unwelcome changes to a small community in Wales both to their lives and to their once beloved green valley. Main character Huw Morgan finds his own way as he grows into manhood amidst family crisis. August 14 and 15 First United Methodist Church Colorado Springs Gian Carlo Menotti s tuneful oneact opera brings the meaning of the holiday season home for all. Through their encounters with the Three Kings and a magic star, shepherd boy Amahl and his mother learn how unselfish love and good deeds can work miracles. December 12, 13, 14 Details coming soon. A partnership of Central City Opera, The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and The Colorado Springs Conservatory. Tickets starting at $15 available April 15. Visit CentralCityOpera.org/valley for information. photo by mark and Kristen sink.