check out upcoming performances and events featuring members of the DMA
Igor Stravinsky and John Williams are two composers who deftly use symphonic music as dramatic tellings of audacious adventures. Stravinsky is featured twice, notably with the avant-garde and iconic "Firebird", which modernized the telling of symphonic love stories with the folkloric saga of love-struck Russian Prince Ivan. Principal Trumpet Justin Bartels debuts the Concerto for […]
"If writing were your only form of communication and you had to steal a pencil in order to say what you needed to say…" Hosted by our friends at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop, this artful and creative Saturday morning letter-writing event introduces the story of Opera Colorado's upcoming world premiere, "Steal a Pencil for Me." […]
Grab a partner and do-si-do! The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased as pie to announce our 60th Anniversary celebration . . . a night of high-falutin', heel-stompin' hoedown music by the Boulder Phil under the baton of Michael Butterman. For one night only, the Boulder Elks Lodge will transform into the rootin'-est, tootin'-est saloon in […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Join us at our other upcoming Beethoven & Brews events: https://tickets.coloradosymphony.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=4617 Enjoy an exclusive beer tasting paired with light hors d’oeuvres and the sounds of a Colorado Symphony small ensemble performed in a casual setting. Beethoven & Brews features an ensemble performance and four 4 oz. samples of beer from […]
See one of Tim Burton’s most celebrated films like never before! The full-feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas will be projected on the big screen with dialogue, singing, and effects accompanied by Danny Elfman’s darkly charming score played live by your Colorado Symphony. Families are welcome and costumes are encouraged. After all, this is Halloween! […]
This convivial concert brims with music as a celebration of life. Mozart’s final Symphony No. 41—also known as “Jupiter”—is jubilant and vibrantly atmospheric, and was deemed by Woody Allen as something that makes “life worth living.” Wagner drew upon birdsong and sunrise to honor the birth of his son and namesake of the bucolic Siegfried […]
Don't miss one of the world's greatest love stories—and one of the most beloved operas of all time—when Opera Colorado opens its 2017-2018 season with Puccini's tragic tale of youthful passion in bohemian Paris. Among the bustle of 19th century Paris, six impoverished young artists struggle to make ends meet while falling in and out […]
