Opera Colorado Music Director Ari Pelto returned to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, leading five performances from May 2–10. Directed by Mo Zhou, the production starred Eri Nakamura as Cio-Cio-San alongside Joseph Dennis, Kristen Choi, and Levi Hernandez.
“Pelto and the musicians capture the full range of sounds and feelings of Puccini’s gentle and deeply emotional score.”
OnStage Colorado
“The Chorus and the conductor, Ari Pelto, acquitted themselves well. The tempi were brisk, but not Toscanini-lite.”
Parterre Box