Departure is your chance to experience something different—an intimate evening of two short operas that draw you into two very different stories. In Down in the Valley, a young couple’s love is pushed to the breaking point, leading to a violent choice that changes everything. Then The Bear shifts gears: a tense standoff between a widow and an unexpected visitor turns into something fast, funny, and surprisingly romantic. Two very different stories. One unforgettable night.

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Departure

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Our quest for idealism, courage, and imagination continues with the musical 'The Man of La Mancha.' Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books, Don Quixote uses his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. One of the world's most popular musicals and inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' seventeenth-century masterwork Don Quixote, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. This show will be at the High Point Theatre on March 23, 25 & 28, 2025. Note: The opening performance is on Sunday, March 23 at 2:00 PM. The performances on March 25 & 28 begin at 7:30 PM.

The Man of La Mancha

Piedmont Opera

On October 25 and 27, we begin our historical quest for peace, hope, and courage with Joan of Arc: The Trial at Rouen, an innovative and immersive experience at Centenary United Methodist Church. Pulitzer prize-winning composer Norman Dello Joio revered Joan for her faithfulness and courage, which she displayed in battle, but even more acutely in her trial and execution.

 

Dello Joio spoke of his interest in her story to the New York Times on the occasion of the NBC television broadcast of this opera in 1956: "The timelessness and universality of Joan as a symbol lay in the eternal problem of the individual's struggle to reconcile his personal beliefs with what he is expected to believe. Daily, for ages, she has challenged men to have her courage."​

Joan of Arc: The Trial at Rouen

In Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers come to life amid the pageantry and passion of Verona, reimagined through the grand orchestral and theatrical language of French Romantic opera.

Kevin Spooner

Events

Upcoming events

21 - 23 Aug, 2026

Roméo et Juliette · Park City Opera

Past events

29 - 30 May, 2026

Departure · Opera Colorado

23 - 28 Mar, 2025

The Man of La Mancha · Piedmont Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Frère Laurent in Roméo et Juliette by Gounod

Park City Opera

The Innkeeper/The Governor in Man of La Mancha by Leigh

Piedmont Opera

Singer in Down in the Valley by Weill

Opera Colorado

Singer in The Bear by Walton

Opera Colorado

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