The Denver Traveler

Denver has the honor of hosting the National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC)- taking place this June 11th through the 14th. More than 3,000 members of the performing arts community will convene to explore and discuss the state of performing arts in our nation. NPAC is based at The Colorado Convention Center and will host many lectures, speeches, discussions and symposiums encompassing all the art forms: Dance, Music, Opera, Theatre and Choral Music.
All around town- performances are being hosted to honor this convention. Venues are varied and eclectic, but have in their hearts- the arts in mind. Check out the following …read more

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Think you don’t have time for a little, or rather a short, Opera? Think again!
Tonight at Alto Restaurant in downtown Denver, Central City Opera and Opera Colorado bring you the second in their series of Opera Shorts! This revealing new program offers diners a sort of Cliff’s Notes version of the full length Operas in their season. The Short in the series title is no lie- the evening is full of short songs, short talks, short clips, and short skits.
Tonight’s Opera Short is West Side Story- Leonard Bernstein’s musical drama based upon Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story, in …read more

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The impression of Denver for many people across this nation, and world, is one of the Wild West; complete with jumping on the back of a horse and slinging shotguns while wearing a ten gallon hat.
Opera Colorado is giving the world exactly what they want in an unexpected way- hosting a production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale set in the America wild west of the 1800’s! There will only be five performances between February 8th and 17th at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House within the Denver Performing Arts Complex at Arapahoe and Speer.
Don Pasquale is an amusing tale of deception and …read more

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