An Intimate Evening of Classical Favorites
Live and In-Person
Tickets go on sale May 10 at 10:00 a.m.
Opera Colorado presents an elegant evening of fine dining and opera at the University Club of Denver. The program will feature arias and duets by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and Donizetti, performed by our 2020-21 Artists in Residence with musicians from the Opera Colorado Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Ari Pelto. The ticket price includes a multi-course dinner, wine, and a concert. Guests may also enjoy a cash-bar cocktail hour prior to dinner.
Fully-vaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask. For those who are not vaccinated, we request that you wear a mask as you enter the building.
Ticketing: Space is limited. Tickets are sold in tables of four ($560) or six ($840).
Venue: The University Club of Denver, 1673 Sherman St, Denver, CO 80203
Estimated Performance Length: Approximately one hour, no intermission
Order of Events:
6:00 Cocktails (Cash Bar)
7:00 p.m. Three-Course Dinner (Wine Included)
8:15 p.m. Performance
Menu:
Salad:
University Salad, spring mix with goat cheese, cranberries, and candied walnuts
Entrée options:
-Roasted Chicken breast with mushroom bordelaise, served with roasted fingerlings and haricot verts
-Atlantic Salmon with lemon-herb caper sauce, served with roasted fingerlings and haricot verts
-Quinoa and seasonal vegetables stuffed in a roasted pepper (GF/V)
Dessert:
Lemonade Cake with Meyer lemon curd and fresh berries
Once your table is reserved, a member of the Opera Colorado staff will reach out to confirm menu selections for you and your guests.
Cast
Creative Team
Appointed in 2015 as Opera Colorado’s first-ever music director, Ari Pelto’s “breathtaking wizardry in the pit” (The Denver Post) has been widely celebrated, with Pelto in demand at opera houses and concert halls throughout the United States. At the age of 24, Pelto was appointed Assistant Conductor at the Spoleto Festival and he has since gone on to conduct worldwide. International engagements include performances with Bochumer Philharmoniker and opera productions at New National Theatre of Tokyo and the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador. In 2004 he made his highly-praised debut with New York City Opera, conducting La Traviata, after which he became a regular, returning for productions of Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, and Carmen. Recent successes include Eugene Onegin at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Lucia di Lammermoor at Virginia Opera, and La Voix Humaine at Chicago Opera Theater. Here in Denver, he has led many acclaimed performances, including this season’s La Traviata. Opera Colorado is pleased to announce an extension of Pelto’s contract through the 2023-24 season.