Sara Gartland Returns to Opera Colorado with Dr. Opperman’s Voice Care

Opera soprano Sara Gartland returns to Denver for La Traviata, opening Opera Colorado’s 43rd season, and her journey is one that deeply resonates with our mission at Colorado Voice Clinic.

Sara shared:

“I am so excited to return and share both my voice and my acting with Opera Colorado’s audiences on the beautiful stage of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. When I was here in 2023 for Die tote Stadt and was unable to sing due to a superior laryngeal nerve injury, it was devastating—for me and for everyone involved. That experience, however, led me to my extraordinary care team here in Denver: my voice pathologist and teacher, Kate Emerich, and my ENT, Dr. David Opperman. They put me back together better than ever, and I truly believe that if I hadn’t been in Denver when it happened, I wouldn’t have had such a successful outcome.”

Her story is a testament to the power of specialized voice care and the resilience of performers who depend on their voices every day. Read more about this story here: https://www.operacolorado.org/blog/la-traviata-101-qa-with-sara-gartland/

At Colorado Voice Clinic, Dr. David Opperman and our team are proud to support professional voice users like Sara—alongside teachers, speakers, and anyone facing vocal challenges. Whether recovering from nerve injury, navigating vocal strain, or protecting your voice for the stage, expert ENT and voice care can make all the difference.

We celebrate Sara’s return to the Ellie and the beginning of another extraordinary season of opera in Denver!

If you rely on your voice—whether in performance, teaching, or daily life—know that help is here in Greenwood Village.