Past Events
Special Events 2010-2011
Join Opera Idaho at the Boise Public Library – First Thursday
Thursday, April 7 • 5:30pm
715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise
Soprano Tara Victoria Smith Opera Idaho Artist-in-Residence, headlines a program of popular opera arias, including the show-stopper from La Fille du Régiment, in which she takes the lead role for Opera Idaho’s May 6 & 8 performances. Michele Detwiler, Boise Mezzo-Soprano will also sing popular arias and opera hits! Time is not exact (larger event is from 5:30 – 8:00).
Click here for more information.
Join Opera for a very special trip to the Santa Fe Opera!
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Wednesday, August 3 – Sunday, August 7, 2011 |
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the enchanting Inn on the alameda! |
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Two spectacular Productions: |
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Vivaldi’s Griselda, starring the world-renowned David Daniels and directed by opera’s Wunderkind Peter Sellars!
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Puccini’s much-loved and poignant La bohème with Ana María Martínez as Mimi and David Lomeli as Rodolfo, directed by Paul Curan and conducted by Leonardo Vordoni.
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$2,000 per person |
The trip includes unique insider tours of the Santa Fe Opera House; the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, home and studio; and The New Mexico Museum of Art.
Bardenay Charity Night
Monday, April 18 • 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Come support Opera Idaho by simply having a delicious dinner or a soothing drink at Bardenay’s Downtown Boise and Eagle locations!
20% of your tab will go directly to support the efforts of Opera Idaho in bringing great music to the Treasure Valley.
Downtown Boise • 610 Grove Street • Ph. 208-426-0538
Eagle • 155 E. Riverside Dr. • Ph. 208-938-5093
A collaboration between the Boise Art Museum, Boise State University, Idaho Dance Theatre and Opera Idaho.
Friday, April 8 • 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 9 • 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 10 • 2:30 PM
Ricky Ian Gordon’s song cycle, a 70-minute modern and personal take on the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Euridice, features soprano Laura Rushing-Raynes, clarinetist Leslie Moreau and pianist Mark Hansen. Dancers are choreographed by Marla Hansen of Idaho Dance theatre. Performed in BAM’s Sculpture Court, Sephen Knapp’s lightpainting will provide the backgdrop for a new, visionary retelling of this age -old tale.
Composer Ricky Ian Gordon is most famous for composing The Grapes of Wrath, a full-scale opera with libretto by Michael Korie, which premiered at the Minnesota Opera in a production that then traveled first to Utah Opera and then to Pittsburgh Opera. Mr. Gordon’s songs have been performed and/or recorded by such internationally renowned singers as Renee Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Frederica Von Stade, Andrea Marcovicci, Harolyn Blackwell, and Betty Buckley, among many others.
Click here to visit Ricky Ian Gordon’s website
Tickets range from $10 to $25. Visit boiseartmuseum.org or call 345-8330, ext. 10.
Thank you to our donors, sponsors and patrons for a successful Mardi Gras, A Hollywood Affair event. In its seventh year, Opera Idaho patrons as well as cast members from the Madama Butterfly performance gathered at the Arid Club. Dancing with “Signature Sound,” live and silent auctions as well as a costume contest made this red carpet gala a five star event!
Sponsors: Custom Home Solutions/Best Bath Systems Showroom and Cinder Wines.
