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The Ellie Caulkins Opera House is located in Denver, Colorado as part of the large Denver Performing Arts Complex. It seats 2,225. It seats 2,225. The Caulkins family pledged $7 million towards the enhancement of the lyric opera house and adjacent public spaces which were constructed inside of the Newton Auditorium.
Eleanor Caulkins is a patron of the arts known as the First Lady of Opera in Denver, Colorado. [1] Caulkins is the namesake of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the second largest performing arts center in the world. In 2011, Opera America awarded her their National Opera Trustee Award. [2]
The City and County of Denver’s Arts & Venues [2] owns and operates the three largest theaters in the Arts Complex – the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre and the Boettcher Concert Hall. The Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex within the Arts Complex is managed and operated by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
By 1979 the Auditorium Theatre had been renovated, creating the state-of-the-art Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Inside the auditorium, two cabaret spaces had been added. The Helen G. Bonfils Theatre Complex opened with four theatres now known as The Wolf, The Singleton, The Kilstrom, and The Jones theatres.
However, beginning in September 2005, Opera Colorado moved its performances to the new Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The move to a house more suitable for the presentation of opera led to increases in the donor base and subscribers. It also allowed Opera Colorado to work with other companies on co-productions in ways which were not possible before.
APR 02 – Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House APR 06 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium APR 07 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre APR 13 – Indio, CA – Coachella
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The Denver Municipal Auditorium, located at 1323 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is now (2005- ) called the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and the main entrance is now on the other side of the building. The Denver Symphony Orchestra, established in 1934 and dissolved in 1989, was a professional American orchestra in Denver ...