Emily
Anderson
Educational Outreach Artist with Central City Opera and Loveland Opera Theatre
Mezzo-soprano with Boulder Opera Company, Loveland Opera Theatre, Opera Fort Collins, Opera Contempo, Bel Canto Legacy, Opera Kansas, Nathan Felix Opera Collective, Seicento Baroque Ensemble, Art Song Colorado, Fort Collins Symphony, Longmont Symphony Orchestra.
Chorister with Opera Colorado, Colorado Bach Ensemble, and Bravo Vail Music Festival.
Schedule
Upcoming Engagements
Description
Join us for Opera in the Park 2025: Bella Voce, a magical open-air concert celebrating the grandeur of Italian opera and the brilliance of American classics. Featuring stunning arias, duets, and ensembles, this program highlights the beauty of the operatic voice in a spectacular outdoor setting.
Enjoy selections from Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein, and Gershwin, performed by Boulder Opera’s finest singers with a live orchestra. From the soaring melodies of Don Giovanni and La Bohème to the American elegance of Candide and Porgy and Bess, this program blends the best of Italian and American opera traditions into an unforgettable evening of music.
Experience the magic of opera under the stars and immerse yourself in an evening of breathtaking music!
Emily Anderson
Soloist
Dates
Description
This double-bill operatic performance includes “Oedipus Tex,” a comedic pastiche of Greek Tragedy as big as Texas by P.D.Q. Bach; and the world premiere of “Butch Cassidy Hops a Train,” a dramedy opera in one act by Utah composer Monica Hymas with libretto by Anthony Buck featuring the real-life story of Utah’s most infamous resident. Both operas will be sung in English with English supertitles. Run time: 85 minutes. All proceeds to benefit Land-Back initiatives.
Run time: 85 minutes including 10 minute intermission. Late seating available until 10min after curtain.
Recommended for ages 8 and up. Infants not admitted. All patrons require a ticket regardless of age.
Emily Anderson
Performer
Dates
Biography
Praised for her musicality and stage presence, American mezzo-soprano Emily Anderson has performed domestically and internationally in operatic roles such as Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. A lover of new opera, she premiered the roles of the Super fan in Nathan Felix’s Glory Gone and Fleury in his work The Paños Prophecy in 2023. She was most recently an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera in 2025, where she covered the role of Dorothea in Verdi’s Stiffelio.
She has been a member of prestigious ensembles such as the Opera Colorado Chorus and the Colorado Bach Ensemble, as well as performed in collaborative concerts with the Boulder Bach Festival and the Bach Society of Houston. She has performed as part of outreach initiatives with companies along the Front Range, including Central City Opera, Boulder Opera Company, Loveland Opera Theatre, and Opera Fort Collins. She has also competed in competitions such as the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Aria Competition and the Laffont Competition. Her most recent roles include the Fairy Queen in Loveland Opera Theatre’s Iolanthe and the Fox and Coachman in Boulder Opera Company’s Pinocchio. She can next be seen as Butch’s Mother in the world premiere of Butch Cassidy Hops a Train with Opera Contempo.
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