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Opera Colorado

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4.3

19 of 20(95%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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5 / 5

Hoffman was fantastic!

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Favorite moment: My favorite moment was the opening of Act 3. The scenery in Venice was enchanting, and the aria between Nicklausse and Giulietta was very beautiful. @

Posted 11/16/2009

by JayZo

Location: Ellie Caukins Opera House

An amazing performance. Costuming and sets were truly surreal and unforgettable. All of the pieces, especially in Venice, truly came together to bring the location to life. Fantastic job. The ensemble work was beautifully executed, and the performances by the principles were incredible (so much talent!). The Tales of Hoffman, by Opera Colorado, transports the viewer into a surreal and magical world.

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Favorite moment: My favorite moment was the opening of Act 3. The scenery in Venice was enchanting, and the aria between Nicklausse and Giulietta was very beautiful. @

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Review 2 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

The Tales of Hoffman

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Posted 11/16/2009

by stopher

Location: Colorado

The opera was great!!! It was my first opera and I figured it would be boring. It was definitely not! The show visually was great and kept my interest up through the whole 3 hours. The singers were amazing, the amount and quality of sound they put forth was incredible. One suggestion would be that if you are short like me not to take a front balcony seat. I sat hunched the whole time to see over the railing, but it was worth it.

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Review 3 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

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Posted 11/16/2009

by FtCollins

The Tales of Hoffmann was one of the best operatic productions I've seen!
The scenery, costumes, voices, choreography, and acting were remarkable!
OperaColorado should be very proud of this event.

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Review 4 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

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Posted 11/16/2009

by Anonymous

Original and amazing. The singers were fantastic. I'm not even a big opera fan and I loved it.

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Review 5 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

Tales of Hoffmann Delightful

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Favorite moment: If I told you it would ruin the surprise moment -- sorry! @

Posted 11/16/2009

by Tontolina

Location: Denver

Outstanding production and performance of Tales of Hoffmann, with the most creative stage sets costumes and interpretation I have ever seen. I will admit to being a bit disconcerted at first by a bawdy Olympia and some of the borderline slapstick routines. Also was a bit distracted by the costuming in Act III, which was a bit out there for me -- but different does not mean worse, just different. The singing was sublime and worth the price of the ticket and more. First time I have been in this theater and it was not only gorgeous, but also the best and most comfortable seating I have ever experienced. We were up in the Loge, off to the right, and the sight line was excellent. At 4'11" I am almost always unable to see over the heads in front of me, but the pitch of the rows in this theater was steep enough to give me a totally unimpeded view. Heaven! Kudos to the cast and orchestra - all in all a really delightful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

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Favorite moment: If I told you it would ruin the surprise moment -- sorry! @

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Review 6 for Opera Colorado

2 / 5

An interesting experience!

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Favorite moment: Beginning with the statue of Offenbach and the end with the chorus of everyone on stage. @

Posted 11/16/2009

by Nahimana

Location: Louisville

I have seen many operas in many places in Europe and here in the US and have been passionate about the genre since I was a little girl. I liked the way the unfinished score was dealt with plus the bringing in of "Offenbach" himself as a statue. However, Antonia's mother in a puppet? Various Dr. Miracles conducting all over the stage with lid up batons? It was distracting and didn't do much for the visual effect. The Bacarole was supposed to be sung together as a duet between soprano and mezzo. Here, it was dislodged, each singer doing her own thing. Katherine Rohrer's Muse/Nicklausse was wonderfully acted and sung and Karen Armstrong exceeded my expectations. The male parts, well, the less said the better. Gaetan Laperriere was underpowered as the four villains, and he lacked stage presence and vocal zeal. Not very threatening! Julian
Gavin tried hard, but his upper register sounded forced and the lower ones clouded. However, all small roles were excellently sung. Applause to the chorus as well!

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Favorite moment: Beginning with the statue of Offenbach and the end with the chorus of everyone on stage. @

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Review 7 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

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Posted 11/16/2009

by Anonymous

Wonderful performance! The staging and costumes were terrific.

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Review 8 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

The Tales of Hoffmann was a great success!

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Posted 11/14/2009

by jdesigns77

The Tales of Hoffmann was quite an enjoyable performance. Being that this was the first opera I've been to, this show proved me wrong about the boring stereotypes given to operas. This performance was far from boring. The tales of Hoffmann has an amazing group of performers, the stage settings created a sort of surrealistic fantasy, and I especially enjoyed the satyr. I believe this opera is a great show for all types of viewers!

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Review 9 for Opera Colorado

3 / 5

Mixed feelings

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Favorite moment: Olympia's aria. @

Posted 11/14/2009

by Ummmmmm

The sets and directing were very good. The singing was first rate. The storyline was not my cup of tea, but that's just me. Was also distracted and offended by the overpowering and nauseating smell of garlic wafting from the the couple sitting next to us.

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Favorite moment: Olympia's aria. @

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Review 10 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

Tales of Hoffman

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Favorite moment: Olympia in Act I. @

Posted 11/14/2009

by Bunia

Location: Brighton CO

I have been to the opera at the Met in NY, the Lyric in Chicago, and the San Francisco Opera and I have never heard such wonderful acoustics as at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. This was my first Denver Opera and I was very pleasantly surprised.

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Favorite moment: Olympia in Act I. @

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Review 11 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

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Favorite moment: Act one with Olympia @

Posted 11/14/2009

by Megan76

Location: Denver

The plot is a little complicated if you have no prior experience with the story. I enjoyed the show.

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Favorite moment: Act one with Olympia @

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Review 12 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

Tales of Hoffman was well cast.

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Favorite moment: The harmony of the men in act three. @

Posted 11/11/2009

by auditmaster

Location: Loveland, CO

Act one was played with a great deal of whimsy and the robot costume was outstanding.

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Favorite moment: The harmony of the men in act three. @

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Review 13 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

The Tales of Hoffman

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Favorite moment: Each phase of the opera in which the staging and costumes only enhanced the beautiful voices. @

Posted 11/11/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Aurora, CO

This accessible opera was both a dramatic and vocal achivement with outstanding cohesive perfomances. This opera is a perfect balance of humor, emotional upheaval, beautiful music and song.

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Favorite moment: Each phase of the opera in which the staging and costumes only enhanced the beautiful voices. @

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Review 14 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

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Posted 11/11/2009

by Anonymous

The show was fabulous! The first act was hilarious, the second was sad, and the third act was back to being funny and entertaining.

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Review 15 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

Tales of Hoffmann

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Favorite moment: Olympia's lively and comical adaptation of the robotic doll was wonderful. @

Posted 11/11/2009

by SunshineD1

Location: Lakewood

Tales of Hoffmann was a wonderfully humorous tale of "love is blind". Love the costumes!!!!!
This was my first time in the theater with these seats and the only negative to the evening is that for me the seats are extremely uncomfortable which then at times made the opera not quite as enjoyable.
I absolutely love the digital translation and the music and voices erupt throughout the theater filling your ears with the melodious sounds.
Great job!!!!

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Favorite moment: Olympia's lively and comical adaptation of the robotic doll was wonderful. @

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Review 16 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

hoffman

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Posted 11/10/2009

by newbe1

Location: denver

Very funny first act - almost fell out of seat. Second act more serious. But overall a great night.

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Review 17 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

Tales of Hoffman magical...

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Posted 11/09/2009

by Aisle

Location: Denver

Quirky opera, outstanding performances. From the moment Pamela Armstrong opened her mouth, she was spell-binding. To all of the cast and crew- BRAVO!!!

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Review 18 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

The Best Yet...

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Favorite moment: Olympia's Scene.... @

Posted 11/08/2009

by OperaGuy

Location: Denver, CO

The is one of the best productions Opera Colorado has done...
Everything just worked together. The sets, the lighting... and of course
The artists, heading the cast was Julian Gavin who gave a strong performance as Hoffmann, Katherine Rohrer sang well as The Muse/Nicklaussse and was very expressive. The highlight of the evening for me was the stellar performance by Pamela Armstrong, who performed all 4 roles flawlessly. She was able to move from role to role with effort and grace. Her Olympia vocally breathtaking and convincing as the automaton come to life. This alone is worth seeing and hearing the show for. The other artists were in good form dealing well with demanding stage direction demands... and dare I mention the "nude" scene? The OC chorus was prepared by John Baril and rose to the challenge of some difficult staging moves and unusual costume changes. The chorus sang well and pulled the whole production together. The Colorado Symphony performed admirably, bring new energy and life to Offenbach's music. One curious note - there was some unexplained "noise" that emanated from the pit and I was told that was from the conductor, who is French, perhaps that explains it.

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Review 19 for Opera Colorado

5 / 5

Tales of Hoffmann

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Favorite moment: All of Act II was incredible. I loved the singing it that act in particular. @

Posted 11/08/2009

by sisugirl

Location: Denver - Bonnie Brae

If you love the symphony, you will love opera. This was my first time and what a visual feast! I got to see and hear the orchestra, plus a play with beautiful choral music.... i thought it would be the typical opera music that we associate with operas but it was so much more! And to top it all off, having the translation on the seatback in front of you was so awesome! i LOVED being able to follow the story....that was a big concern...paying to see something and not knowing the story or what was really going on..... it was an amazing story. The costuming was fantastic. I took my daughter as a birthday present (she is 26) and we had a blast!

We will be back and next time we will arrive early to hear the lecture and learn more about our new found passion!

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Favorite moment: All of Act II was incredible. I loved the singing it that act in particular. @

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Review 20 for Opera Colorado

4 / 5

The Tales of Hoffman

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Favorite moment: The first half of the opera was great because it had a lot of humor in it even if you did not speak French... @

Posted 11/08/2009

by starling603

Location: Aurora

The opera was great...but the theatre was too warm...the warmth made me want to go to sleep...

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Favorite moment: The first half of the opera was great because it had a lot of humor in it even if you did not speak French... @

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