Teen Auditions The Elixir of Love
We are looking to cast an ensemble of teens ages 14 to 17 for The Elixir of Love. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays starting in October to work on the music, and then join the Boulder Opera singers in staging rehearsals. Performances will open to the public in November.
This is a great opportunity for teens to get their first opera performance experience!
The Elixir of Love will be fully staged and feature an ensemble orchestra.
Music rehearsals: Wednesdays in October from 5:00 pm to 6:30pm (1st, 8th)
Staging rehearsals:
Saturday Oct 25th 2 to 5pm
Tuesday 28th 6 to 9pm
Thursday Oct 30th 6 to 9pm
Saturday Nov 1st 2 to 6 pm
Tuesday Nov 4th 6 to 9pm
Thursday Nov 6th 6 to 9pm
Sat Nov 8th 2 to 6 pm run through and sitz. (4pm to 6pm)
Tech week Gordon Gamm at Dairy Arts Center
Monday Nov 10th Piano dress
Tuesday Nov 11th Final dress
Performances: November 15-16, 2025
Rehearsals will take place at Trinity Lutheran Church, and performances at Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, CO. To schedule an audition, please contact Dianela Acosta at T: 646 438 0110 or email us at dianela@boulderoperacompany.com
The cost is $450 and will help us cover the costs of production, props, and costume rental.
Xochitl and the Flowers
An opera sung in English and Spanish
Xochitl and the Flowers
Boulder Opera will present the children’s opera Xochitl and the Flowers this season, and is seeking school partners to be a part of this project. The project will include classroom visits during which the Boulder Opera Education Director will explain what an opera is, the plot of Xochitl and the Flowers, and engage students in an art activity where they create tissue paper flowers and cut outs that will serve as props for the opera performance. After the classroom visits, Boulder Opera artists will return to perform the opera for students and have a question and answer session after the performance.
Xochitl and the Flowers (pronounced “soh-chee”) is a bilingual opera sung in both English and Spanish by Santa Cruz based composer Chris Pratorium Gómez. Based on real-life events in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, this quintessentially American immigration story tells the moving tale of a family’s determination to put down roots in a new country, while still preserving the heritage of their homeland. The opera is based on Jorge Argueta’s children’s book Xochitl and the Flowers. The music is influenced by Latin American styles and will include traditional percussion instruments and rhythms.
We hope that your school might be interested in being a partner! Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have.
If you would like to know more about this, or if you would like us to perform at your event, just click the button above and leave us your information on our contact page. You can also email us at info@boulderoperacompany.com or call 303 731 2036.
If you would like to know more about this, or if you would like us to perform at your school or community, just click the button above and leave us your information on our contact page. You can also email us to info@boulderoperacompany.com or call 303 731 2036.
