The latter is a popular operetta composed by Johann Strauss, Jr. After having some drinks at the even older and more historic Teller House next door, it’s clear that going to a show at the Opera also comes with a bit of a history lesson and an immersion into the past.ĬCO has two shows running right now as part of its 90 th anniversary summer festival: The Light in the Piazza - a modern musical set in 1950s Italy, and Die Fledermaus. ![]() While it has updated seating and lighting, it’s not too hard to imagine what it was like 90 years ago when the Central City Opera first opened and this was the main entertainment to come through town. ![]() I’m glad to say I corrected this omission and look forward to returning for future seasons, as many of the patrons do. True, I’m not a big opera guy, but you really don’t have to be to enjoy the dip back into history that comes along with the high-quality productions CCO puts on. ![]() Somehow over the past 30 years seeing and writing about theatre in Colorado, I’d never made it up to the Central City Opera. The storied opera house serves up a beautiful production of Strauss’s ‘Die Fledermaus’
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