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CU New Opera Workshop (2019)

Jun 14-16, 2019

CU New Opera Workshop (2019)

"Hobson's Choice" by Tom Cipullo

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Presented by: CU Boulder College of Music
Venue: Music Theatre (N1B95)
Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO 80302

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Composer and librettist Tom Cipullo, whose acclaimed "Glory Denied" is one of the most frequently produced 21st-century American operas, comes to CU NOW to workshop the comedy "Hobson's Choice." Based loosely on the classic 1915 play by Harold Brighouse, the opera follows Maggie Hobson as she insists on living her own life, despite the social conventions of the era—even if this means defying her autocratic, hard-drinking father, marrying a talented yet shy and illiterate bootmaker, and opening up her own business.

Performance dates and times:

Friday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 16, 2 p.m.

Video Extras

CU NOW presents scenes from Tom Cipullo’s comedy "Hobson’s Choice"

“Opera has this tremendous tradition of being not only great art, but a great source of entertainment. When you hear these voices put to the service of a comic story, it can be really thrilling.”

Boulder Weekly

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CU Boulder’s New Opera Workshop celebrates 10th anniversary with Tom Cipullo

“It’s a nationally respected forum, a nationally respected tool to help composers. It may be one of the most important in American opera right now.”

Daily Camera

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Cast

Berenice Carrera

Mrs. Hepworth

Artistic Team

Artistic/General Director, CU NOW

Leigh Holman

Interim Managing Director, CU NOW - CFI

John Seesholtz

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