

The Blacksmith - A Cowboy Opera
Independently produced content from Colorado filmmakers.
The Blacksmith - A Cowboy Opera
Season 2022 Episode 29 | 89m 55s | CC
Opera Lafayette’s adaptation of Philidor’s The Blacksmith is staged outdoors for a live audience in front of a historic Mancos, CO blacksmith shop. This production captures the humor and immediacy of the original French opéra comique to celebrate rural themes, and invite sing-alongs with familiar folk songs like “The Old Grey Mare,” “I Ride an Old Paint,” and “Red River Valley.”
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