Professor Julia Doe

Session 1 | Opera comique with Julia Doe 

Julia Doe, Assistant Professor of Music, Columbia University, and author of The Comedians of the King: Opéra Comique and the Bourbon Monarchy on the Eve of Revolution, joins us to talk about early opéra comique and the integration of popular song, to match our Blacksmith experience. 

This is the first of three sessions in the series - all online. We recommend registering for all three sessions, but it is not necessary.

About the Full Series: Making a Cowboy Opera : The Blacksmith Salon Series 

Join us for this three-part online salon series as we take you behind-the-scenes of Opera Lafayette’s critically acclaimed, modern premiere of Philidor’s The Blacksmith (2020, Mancos, CO). Set in front of a historic Blacksmith shop and barn, Artistic Director Ryan Brown’s family ranch was the perfect first venue for this one-of-a-kind production. Hear from experts and the artists themselves about how this 18th-century French opéra comique was conceptualized, adapted and translated into a 19th-century American West. 

Unable to attend the opera in person? We have an On Demand version available for streaming half off with the purchase of this series. You can also look at our documentary with Rocky Mountain PBS.