Based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ancient legend, composer Charles Gounod’s
grand music creates the perfect canvas on which to present larger-than-life characters
who are entangled in a battle for the highest stakes possible: the human soul.
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Welcome to Opera Fort Collins Season 33. As Artistic Director I am delighted to invite you to
join us for a season of astonishing talent, phenomenal music and compelling theatre. We
open with Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment in a new English performance edition.
This show is set during the American civil war, but you’ll have to attend to find out which
side Marie is on! For the holidays OFC is proud to offer the Rocky Mountain premiere of
David Conte’s Gift of the Magi. Based on the popular O. Henry story, this production is
perfect for the whole family and is the first in our new American Opera Initiative
(you’ll be hearing more about this exciting new program soon). We close the season
with an evocative new production of Gounod’s grand tragedy Faust.
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