The Barber of Seville
Opera Colorado
Ellie Caulkins Opera House      
Saturday, February 6, 7:30 p.m.
The world’s most celebrated barber is coming to The Ellie, but haircuts aren’t the only thing on his mind. Pure joy and silliness abound in an opera filled with disguise, mistaken identities and madcap mayhem as Figaro and Almaviva plot to steal Rosina from her lecherous old guardian. Rossini’s lively melodies, complimented by David Gately’s traditional direction, prove young love can blossom again all odds just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Beauty and the Beast
Colorado Ballet
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Friday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.
Fall in love with Colorado Ballet’s premiere of Beauty and the Beast. Based on the enchanting fairy tale by Charles Perrault, Beauty and the Beast recounts the tale of selflessness, compassion and unconditional love. Commissioned by the Hong Kong Ballet, choreographer Domy Reiter-Soffer’s moving ballet of love and ultimate redemption, offers families a modern take on this classic story. Complete with a scheming witch, an innocent girl, a beloved father and a handsome prince, this ballet chronicles a journey filled with things that aren’t quite what they appear. It's sure to delight audiences of all ages!

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present
Mary Poppins
Denver Center Attractions
The Buell Theatre
Thursday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Combining the best of the original stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the Tony Award-winning Mary Poppins is everything you’d hope for in a Broadway musical—and more. Produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the show includes such wonderful songs as “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and, of course, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” The New York Daily News hails Mary Poppins as “a roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza!” Let your imagination take flight at this perfectly magical musical!

Othello
by William Shakespeare
Denver Center Theatre Company
The Space Theatre         
Thursday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Who can you trust when you can't trust yourself? When the Moor Othello weds the beautiful Desdemona in 16th-century Venice, he does not bargain for the insidious betrayal of his aide Iago. Power plays and poisonous gossip come to a terrible end in this Shakespearian tragedy as Othello is consumed by love, rumor, deception and a fatal desire for revenge.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 | John Adams On The Transmigration of Souls
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Boettcher Concert Hall
Friday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.
Celebrating two monumental works, the CSO performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and John Adams' On The Transmigration of Souls, written in honor of those who died on 9/11. These works trace a monumental path through human emotion and existence. In both pieces, the human voice proclaims the universal notions of love, light, joy and brotherhood - boldly announcing triumph over darkness and sorrow. This concert features Jeffrey Kahane, music director; Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Barbara Rearick, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Butterfield, tenor; Robert Gardner, baritone; CSO Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director and the Colorado Children's Chorale.