Wheeler Opera House

Congratulations to the leadership and every volunteer, speaker, etc., at the first-ever Aspen Literary Festival. The experience was broadening, enlightening, and encouraging to this new writer. I was struck especially by the emotional honesty of each speaker, who described the writing process, as well as their challenges and victories. I hope this continues every year and look forward to returning, ready to attend talks at the Library or Wheeler Opera House. The fact that it was scheduled for this stunning weekend of Fall color in Aspen was one of the many reasons it was a smashing success. A huge thanks and also to the independent book store that was such a part of the festivities.

Such a great venue for unique and inspiring performances & films! I had a wonderful time at the Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble and also at MountainFilm. I love how the Wheeler is highlighting indigenous and latino voices, musicians, artists, creatives, and outdoors people! Both events were entertaining and educational.

The Literary Festival was a fabulous event in a historic building surrounded by a gorgeous setting— those golden leaves! Especially loved hearing from female authors and moderator. Looking forward to next year already!

Attended Lindsey Lou concert with friends visiting from out of town and it was fabulous! My friends can't stop talking about the talented trio and fabulous acoustics!

The Wheeler Opera House under the executive direction of Mike Harrington is bringing exceptional programs to our beautiful theatre. A must attend experience while in Aspen.

We were at this venue for two author events during the Aspen Literary Festival. It was a very nice venue, appreciated having an elevator.

This has to be one of the coolest historic performing arts venues in the country. We saw Legend Has It here hosted by Teton Gravity Research, I also plan on coming back for Warren Miller Films and to see Dance Aspen perform. Their programming is awesome, and the building itself is beautifully restored and every single detail is so pristine. I look forward to attending more shows here in the future, its a really intimate venue. Pro tip: come early before the show if you want to hit the bar before your show, and also the balcony tends to fill up faster than the lower levels. Open seating, no assigned seats here.

Such a beautiful theater, great staff and sound was good.

Ugh! I hate the idea of even writing this review, but I am not even going to get to see this place. I ordered tickets online (BTW - their online ticket ordering system is a little dated) and was really excited for the show "Vaud and the Villains". My wife and I are heading up next weekend for our honeymoon. Well, turns out I ordered online and had the wrong date which was totally my fault. I received a really nice "we look forward to seeing to you tonight" email this past Saturday just to realize I had the wrong day. Within minutes of receiving the email I called, emailed and called again to get someone on the phone to talk to. I did receive a call back on Saturday within an hour (guess they get the obligatory 1 star for that). They left a message saying I was out of luck, but if I am in town next weekend they have available shows that I can pay for and see. Booh! Well, I just gave you $65 for free. Why do you want to take my money, then take more for me to see a show? I don't think so. The offer was in poor taste.

Wife and I decided to go to a John Denver tribute concert after meeting Rory Young, who was nice enough to take some photos for my wife. Unbeknownst to her he's an actual professional photographer! He told us about the concert and here we are. Love Aspen, most of all the friendly people. We will definitely be back.

What a beautiful opera house! Why go to a stale, boring theater when you could enjoy a movie here. And they have great taste in their selection of movies. Just saw An Education here last night. My boyfriend and i were late, so we ended up in the balcony, which was perfectly fine for our viewing pleasure. The chandelier hanging overhead was stunning, along with the lush red interior. Plus they sell a bag of pretzels for $1! Thinking of going back tomorrow night to watch Broken Embraces. Definitely worth the experience for $9 a movie!

Absolutely amazing! Would recommend this to anyone even slightly interested in a show. Attended the New Years Eve event, the ladies serving drinks were very nice. Marc Broussard was phenomenal. Great evening. Quiet ambiance in the back so that a group could socialize for a while before heading into the show. All around great experience!

I spent a lot of time here during the Aspen Shortsfest. It's a gorgeous old theater, with great acoustics (at least for the short films I saw there.) I'd avoid sitting in the balcony, though. I made that mistake once and ended up with my knees in my nostrils for two hours.

I just came back from the worst film festival I have ever attended. The quality of the short films was an insult to our intellegence. Poor plots, poor themes or no themes, and terrible acting. Take your $13 and enjoy a hamburger somewhere. How can this opera house serve up this trash and expect anyone to come back? I feel bad for the sponsors like Saab automobiles that stuck their neck out and were let down. The only good thing about the films is that they were short. I hope that I can save some of you from experiencing what we had to endure.

The Historic Wheeler Opera House is a marvel. It was lovingly restored after a major fire. It opened officially on April 23, 1889 in the then silver camp of Aspen. Colorado. Jerome B Wheeler, part owner of Macy's in New York wanted to make Aspen a haven for culture. The famed Lily Langtree once sang here. Today it is the venue for everything from the US Comedy Arts Festival (HBO) to Nobel Physics lectures and high school plays. What ever you go to see at the Wheeler will be enhanced by the wonderful ambiance. Be sure to check out the elaborate hand stenciled decorations and huge crystal chandler.

This place is BEAUTIFUL! I went here for a movie screening and it was great! The screen is huge and the stage is small enough where you can see everything even from the seats in the back. There are two levels, a bottom level and a top level. The place is absolutely gorgeous and reminds me of those olden day opera houses! I would definitely come back here again next time I visit Aspen!