High Desert Opera

PRE-Production Snapshots: Les Misérables (Winter 2013)

First United Methodist Church in downtown Grand Junction; where so much of the magic happened. Photography was not allowed at the performances, but we do have these...

Rehearsal photos from HDO's most epic undertaking - a year-long effort involving a cast of 50-60 vocalists and thespians and a rehearsal workload that began in the summer and ended with 4 near sold-out performances at the Grand Junction High School auditorium.

"One Day More!"
"Do You Hear the People Sing?"

Production Snapshot - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Winter 2010)

Sierra Rode as Maria Rainer
James Werner as Captain Georg vom Trapp

Children of the von Trapp family!
played by Carissa Russell, Davis Devereux, Michael Robinson, Shannon Reeve, Jamie Bourget, Kodi Kirtland, Amber Lively, Chloe Noga, Lilianna Flanigan, Nathaniel Watkins

We don't have photos from the actual performances, but this show ran 3 times at the Avalon Theatre, and was quite the success, with a cast comprising of a full ensemble, young thespians of the valley, and several renown HDO vocalists (like Sierra Rode, Bryan Carlson, Jeffrey Stroud, and Elizabeth (Betty) Bartoszek.