Così fan tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Two 1 Act British Operas
Arias followed by L’Enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel
Overview
The Charles and Reta Ralph Opera Program is named in honor of Charles and Reta Ralph in recognition of their generous and continuing support of opera at Colorado State University. The Ralph’s benevolence provides programmatic support and professional development opportunities, as well as a broad scholarship support system for students studying vocal performance.
The Ralph Opera Program performs two fully staged productions with orchestra each year, as well as multiple opera scenes programs, spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras.
Past presentations include: Gioachino Rossini's La Cenerentola; W.A. Mozart's Idomeneo; Jules Massenet's Cendrillon; Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow; Kurt Weill’s Street Scene; Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia; Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff; and Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Details
- Ample performing opportunities for undergraduate students.
- Graduate students fill leadership roles.
- Auditions for the Ralph Opera Program productions are held in Oct. and March and are open to all CSU students.
Rehearses: T/TR, 2-5 p.m., UCA G 122
Director: Dr. Tiffany Blake
Events
News
German language class. Voice lessons. Rehearsal after rehearsal. Angela Lamar’s daily schedule was nearly dawn to dusk, but the rigorous agenda was worth it for the rare opportunity to perform in Germany for the summer. Alongside approximately 20 other American students, Lamar participated in a study abroad program in Freiberg, Germany focused on exposing students […]
Brought to you by the Ralph Opera Program, The School of Music, Theatre and Dance presents: A Little Night Music By Brooke Poulson, SMTD Publicity Intern A Little Night Music will be a lot more than just a little night of music when it debuts in Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the […]
Story By Lauren Scott, UCA Publicity Intern “Happy are those who forget that which cannot be changed.” Wrapped within a flurry of colorful characters, interjected musical numbers, and the setting of a masked ball, this line from Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II, encapsulates the theme of the piece, one that suggests that we can choose singing, […]