Voice and Opera
Renowned opera professionals Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer brought their working opera "It's a Wonderful Life" to the 彩民宝典's CU NOW workshop in June 2016. They will premiere the piece during the 2016 holiday season at Houston Grand Opera.
Joan Catoni Conlon and her husband Frank recently endowed a fellowship to support graduate students pursuing the Master of Music or Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature degrees.
At this year鈥檚 Colorado Shakespeare Festival, audiences at 鈥淭he Comedy of Errors鈥 will be wooed back to 1930s Paris by the costumes, the set and of course, an onstage minstrel and her accordion.
Wei Wu (MM '13) is having a banner year, debuting at Pittsburgh Opera and preparing for roles at the Met and Santa Fe Opera.
Senior voice major Brooke Murray talks about the inspiration for her Sing It Forward venture.
Having the opportunity to workshop a brand new piece is a thrill every year for Eklund Opera鈥檚 New Opera Workshop鈥攐r CU NOW. But in the summer of 2016, that excitement will hit a fever pitch.
Julieta Garc铆a, Jade Espina, Jordan Pyle and Chas Douthit are this year's Outstanding Student award winners from the College of Music.
When the Eklund Opera Program ends its season with Aaron Copland's "The Tender Land,"audiences will also witness the close of a notable and distinguished graduate student career.
College of Music alumni Obe and Whitney Ariss open their music and food hall The Preservery in Denver's River North District on April 1.
Eklund Opera's production of "Dialogues of the Carmelites" is onstage at Macky Auditorium Friday, March 11, and Sunday, March 13.