Boulder Opera Company Announces Four Live (Limited In-Person) Performances of La Boheme

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BOULDER OPERA COMPANY ANNOUNCES FOUR LIVE (LIMITED IN-PERSON)
PERFORMANCES OF LA BOHEME AT DICKENS OPERA HOUSE

FULLY STAGED PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 13, 14, 19, & 22

September 5, 2020, BOULDER, CO – Boulder Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s la Boheme—fully staged and in accordance with strict local, state, and national COVID-19 safety guidelines. Performances will be complimented by a wonderful dining experience at Dickens Opera House in Longmont. There will be four shows with limited (50 seat) attendance starting November 13th through the 22nd.

Boulder Opera’s unique production of La Boheme tells the classic, heart-rendering tale of an intimate group of bohemian artists trying to survive in 1830s Paris reimagined to take place within the COVID-19 era of 2020. The lives of the poet Rodolfo, his painter best friend, Marcello (along with Marcello’s full-time singer/sometime girlfriend, Musetta) up-for-anything musician, Schaunard, and the stuffy-but-loveable philosopher, Colline, change forever when Mimì, a neighboring seamstress, knocks on the door. Through them we encounter loyalty, humor, forgiveness, passion, tragedy, and love.

All four performances are in collaboration with pianist and Music Director, Steven Aguiló-Arbues, and feature Phoenix Gayles as Mimi, Nathan Snyde as Rodolfo, Armando Contreras as Marcello and Daniela Guzman as Museta.

Stage Director of Boulder Opera, Michael Travis Risner, says, “My concept is a modern setting in COVID-era America. Please note this isn’t political commentary, simply illustrating the world in which we now live. It is my sincere hope that audiences feel safe coming to our venue, having dinner and a drink with us, keeping those masks and hand sanitizer with you, and enjoy the fourth most performed opera in the world.”

It is recommended that attendees arrive early to reserve a table and enjoy Dickens Opera House’s excellent american tavern cuisine, beer, and wine. Dinner service and seating begins at 6:00 pm for all performances, with the exception of the Sunday matinee, which begins service/seating at 12:00 pm.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, November 13th, at 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 14th, at 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 19th, at 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 22nd, at 1:00 pm

WHERE
Dickens Opera House
302 Main St, Longmont, CO 80501
TICKETS
General Admission: $30.00
Students & Seniors: $25.00

For more information about the show and ticketing, visit www.boulderoperacompany.com.

About the Boulder Opera Company:

The Boulder Opera is committed to making opera accessible, inspiring and engaging to the community.
Our goal is to develop new audiences for this old art form, enrich the lives of our community, and provide
opportunity to local musicians. Through our Family Series, we explore repertoire in reduced versions with a
narrator and an ensemble orchestra. Our full-length productions, which include standard, contemporary,
and rarely performed works, are experimental in nature, seeking to reach and entertain new audiences
and delight the old. In addition, our outreach program is designed to inspire and educate the young
generation about opera and to make connections to other disciplines through our study guides and free
workshops.