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Everest: A Graphic Novel Film
Score by Joby Talbot
Libretto by Gene Sheer
Bud Werner Memorial Library
1289 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs
October 22, 2024 6:30pm
Opera Parallèle began developing this new genre of opera in 2013, based on a concept by Creative Director Brian Staufenbiel, with an exploratory performance combining specially commissioned illustrations projected during live performance. Everest follows the true-life stories of three climbers, Rob Hall, Doug Hansen, and Beck Weathers as they attempt to summit Mount Everest in 1996.
Welcome to the Madness
Score by Leanna Kirchoff
Libretto by Rachel J. Peters
The Campus of Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp
We will begin the journey in the Julie Harris Theatre
40755 County Rd. 36, Steamboat Springs
August 22, 23, & 24, 2024 at 7:00pm
Sunday August 25, 2024 at 2:00pm
A roaming vocal theater adventure about Charlotte Perry, Portia Mansfield, and the founding of the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp in Steamboat. This immersive production was commissioned by Opera Steamboat and co-commissioned by an Anonymous donor.
Thank you to presenting Partner Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp.
Please click on the image for information on the artists.
Leanna Kirchoff, Composer
Sponsored by Carole L. Milligan
Rachel J. Peters, Librettist
Sponsored by Rick & Carol Dowden
Amanda Berg Wilson, Stage Director
Amanda Berg Wilson was partially supported by OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors, generously funded by the Marineau Family Foundation.
Available for sponsorship at $3,500
Mila Henry, Conductor
Sponsored by Jack Dysart
Charlotte Perry, Shannon Delijani
Sponsored by Anonymous
Cree Carrico, Portia Mansfield
Sponsored by Gary & Holly Nelson
Michelle Blauman, Marjorie Perry
Available for sponsorship $5,000
Sabina Balsamo, Marjory Mansfield
Available for sponsorship $5,000
Louis Horst, Jeffrey McEvoy
Sponsored by Gay Roane
America Marshall, La’Shelle Allen
Available for sponsorship $5,000
Harriette Anne Gray (Dancer), Piper Northburg
Sponsored by Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp
Jose Limon (Dancer), Sebastian Martinez
Sponsored by the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp
The Opera Steamboat Emerging Artists as The Marjorie Margery!
The Marjorie Margery is the ensemble for Welcome to the Madness. We are thrilled to have both new and returning Emerging Artists to play this important large role!
Lauren Baumgarner was recently named the Grand Prize winner of the 2022 Denver Lyric Opera Guild Aria Competition. More…
Sponsored by Susan & Allan Kirkpatrick
Sarah Cain is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at CU-Boulder. More…
Sponsored by Joe & Edith Fogliano
Elijah English Some of his most recent operatic credits include Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, Le Prince Charmant in Cendrillon, and Ottone in Agrippina. More…
Partially sponsored by Valerie Davia & Warren Luce
Available for sponsorship $1250
Thomas Litchev has been praised as ‘gripping to watch and hear’ (clevelandclassical.com) for his portrayal of the Sodbuster in Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up with Oberlin Opera Theatre. More…
Available for Sponsorship $2,500
John-Joseph Haney, a tenor hailing from Norfolk, Virginia, is a recent graduate of the Master of Voice degree program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. More…
Available for Sponsorship $2,500
Monica Talavera graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and obtained her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where she studied with the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn. More…
Sponsored by the Marcia Ragonetti Bel Canto Fund
Miguel Á. Ortega Bañales Mexican tenor and pianist, Miguel Ángel Ortega Bañales, discovered a strong passion for music in the choral and vocal acapella setting at the age of 20. More…
Available for sponsorship $2500
Mason O’Brien currently attends the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver pursuing a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance. More…
Available for Sponsorship $2500
Alaina de Bellevue, Rehearsal and Pit Pianist
Chris Compton, Choreographer
Tamara Dyke-Compton, Choreographer
Dagny McKinley, Dramaturg
Instrumentalists
We are very pleased to be working in collaboration with the Steamboat Symphony
Violin, Désirée Suàrez Ward
Cello, Becky Kutz Osterberg
Flute, Alaunde Copley-Woods
Clarinet, Jason Olney
Guitar, Adam Petty
Percussion, Daniel Kent
Piano/Keyboard, Alaina de Bellevue
Orchestra Manager, Tara Cowerd
Brundibár
Score by Hans Krása Libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister
A family friendly opera.
Annette and Little Joe need to get milk to make their sick mother better. In the town square they see the local busker, Brundibár playing his hurdy-gurdy for money. And they decide to follow suit by singing a song. Brundibár laughs at them and chases them away so he doesn’t have to compete with them for money. The children are very sad, when a Dog, a Cat and a Sparrow appear and offer to help the children stand up to Brundibár, they hatch a plan throughout the night and in the morning, the animals gather all the town children together to help Joe and Annette defeat the evil Brundibár.
Saturday March 16, 2024 6:00pm-7:00pm
Colorado Mountain College – Allbright Auditorium
Featuring special guest and discussion about The Triumphant Spirit art exhibit on view at CMC. The lecture/discussion may not be appropriate for very young audience members as it will contain information about the Holocaust.
Sunday March 17, 2024 10:00am- 11:45am
The Depot Art Center – Steamboat Creates
Featuring a puppet making workshop from 10-11AM for all ages/skill levels. Our new puppet friends will then join us for the performance which starts at 11:00 AM.
**Thank you to our partners at Legacy Resorts, a certified B corporation.**
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