Welcome to High Desert Opera's Home Page! |
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If you are already an opera buff, you can feed your thirst for opera without having to travel. If you are not yet an opera buff, we intend to make you one. Here's a video clip from our 2007 New Year's Eve Gala! The song title is Nessun Dorma, from the Puccini's Opera Turandot Performed by James Werner. Recorded live at the Avalon Theater Dec 31, 2007 Our goal is to continue our annual New Year's Eve Gala and to build our summer opera performance into a ten day Summer Opera Festival that will involve the entire community and become a popular annual destination for travelers and opera lovers. Opera is one of life's great delights. Come and join with us as we bring Grand Opera to Grand Junction. |
Summer Opera Festival Presents Tosca July 26, 2008 |
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Saturday, July 26, at 7:30pm, High Desert Opera will present a full production of G. Puccini's beloved opera, Tosca, at the Avalon Theatre. Guest Artists Maria Ciccaglione from New York as Tosca and Thom King from Baltimore as Scarpia will join Joshua Shaw from Los Angeles as Cavaradosi in what promises to be grand opera in Grand Junction. HDO has purchased a unique libretto that keeps all of Puccini's music unchanged but sets the text in English in a 1944 setting in Rome, Italy. If you like opera you won't want to miss this unique and rich production. All advance tickets will be sold by the Grand Junction Symphony. They can be purchased online at gjsymphony.org, over the phone at (970) 243-6787, or in person at the Symphony office in the Alpine Bank Bldg, 5th and White in Grand Junction Monday through Friday during business hours. All seats are reserved and assigned. Ticket prices range from $17 to $50, with the $50 ticket including an After the Opera Dessert with the Principal performers in the theater immediately following the performance. Any ticket buyer may also buy a ticket to the after party for $17. Librettos and program viewing lights may be purchased at the theatre. On Saturday, July 26, from noon-5pm advance tickets will be sold in the lobby of the Avalon Theatre. At the Door tickets, if available, may be purchased for $3-$4 more on the night of the event. |
Welcome Everyone to High Desert Opera's Website! We hope you will feel a little of our excitement and pride as you enjoy our site. We are a young and growing nonprofit company, founded by a love of great vocal music and dedicated to creating excellent productions.