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Denver Performing Arts Complex Companies Will Require Masks and Vaccines

Denver Performing Arts Complex Companies Will Require Masks and Vaccines

Colorado Music Festival Returns

Colorado Music Festival Returns

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Xadie James Antonio: The Queer One-Person Band

By Khaleel Hayes
Jun 22, 2021

Xadie Antonio talks coming out as non-binary and embracing their queerness.
Colorado Symphony Returns to Boettcher for 2021/22 Classics Season

By Jon Solomon
Jun 14, 2021

After fifteen months of being nomadic, the orchestra returns to the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
Musicians Flee the Arapahoe Philharmonic on a Sour Note

By Jasmine Liu
Jun 2, 2021

Legal threats, firings and fights have defined the community orchestra under the tenure of conductor Devin Patrick Hughes.
Colorado Symphony Brings Epic Music of John Williams to Red Rocks

By Kyle Harris
Apr 19, 2021

Enjoy a selection of music from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, Harry Potter, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and more.
Ars Nova Singers Celebrates an Organizational Rebirth Through Song

By Jasmine Liu
Mar 18, 2021

The virtual performance includes the first polyphonic work published in the Americas and a piece by polymath saint Hildegard of Bingen.
University of Colorado Boulder Violist Richard O'Neill on His Grammy Win

By Jasmine Liu
Mar 16, 2021

It's a first for the University of Colorado Boulder faculty member and Takács Quartet violist.
Sing Out for SafeHouse Raises Money for Domestic-Violence Prevention

By John Bear
Mar 12, 2021

The five-choir virtual event Sing Out for SafeHouse raises money for domestic-violence prevention.
Central City Opera Launches 2021 Summer Series at Hudson Gardens

By Kyle Harris
Mar 8, 2021

With COVID-19 making productions in Central City untenable, the Central City Opera has decided to take its summer offerings outdoors.
Opera Colorado Goes Digital With Josephine and The Promise of Living

By Kyle Harris
Mar 4, 2021

With Josephine and The Promise of Living, the Denver-based company has diversified its programming.
Boulder Opera Sings On With The Marriage of Figaro

By Kyle Harris
Mar 3, 2021

This will be the company's second mid-pandemic, full-length opera.
The Nutcracker Is Back, and Here's How to See It

By Khaleel Hayes
Dec 18, 2020

There are plenty of Colorado Nutcracker performances to catch this holiday season.
Ode to Joy: Four Ways to Celebrate Beethoven's 250th Birthday

By Westword Staff
Dec 16, 2020

Denver's music scene is honoring the life of the maestro.
Video Art and Opera Collide at Opera on Tap's Latest Virtual Concert

By Khaleel Hayes
Dec 11, 2020

See/Hear explores, culture, emotion and history through song.
Ten of Denver's Best Choirs That We Can't Wait to Hear Live Again

By Khaleel Hayes
Nov 26, 2020

The Mile High City has plenty of options when it comes to choirs.
Colorado Symphony Cancels Concerts, Launches Virtual Platform

By Kyle Harris
Nov 13, 2020

The music will continue.
Boulder Opera Launches a Pandemic-Themed Version of La Bohème

By Kyle Harris
Nov 10, 2020

The performance of the classic opera will reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Denver Art Song Project Drops "Last" Album, Changes Name

By John Bear
Aug 24, 2020

Despite the title of its latest album, the musicians behind the Colorado art song group have plenty going on.
Colorado Symphony Announces Ten More Summer Red Rocks Concerts

By Jon Solomon
Aug 7, 2020

There are a handful of small concerts still happening at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and they are entirely acoustic.
It's a Tragedy: Central City Opera Postpones Its 2020 Season

By Kyle Harris
May 4, 2020

COVID-19 has forced another cultural event to be canceled.
Denver Philharmonic Creates Gender-Inclusive Dress Code

By John Bear
Feb 28, 2020

The Denver Philharmonic Orchestra changed its dress code to embrace inclusivity.

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