Utah Opera: 2018-19 Season

UTAH OPERA 2018/19 SEASON

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Gounod’s

Rachel Portman & Nicholas Wright’s

Mozart’s

October 13 (7:30) 15 (7:00) 17 (7:00) 19 (7:30) 21 (2:00)

January 19 (7:30) 21 (7:00) 23 (7:00) 25 (7:30) 27 (2:00)

March 9 (7:30) 11 (7:00) 13 (7:00) 15 (7:30) 17 (2:00) 2019 / J.Q. LAWSON CAPITOL THEATRE

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ROMEO AND JULIET 2018 / J. Q. LAWSON CAPITOL THEATRE

ROBERT TWETEN conductor VERA LÚCIA CALÁBRIA director ANYA MATANOVIČ Juliet JOSHUA DENNIS Romeo EFRAÍN SOLÍS Mercutio

ADAM LAU Friar Laurence MEGAN MARINO Stephano UTAH OPERA CHORUS UTAH SYMPHONY

THE LITTLE PRINCE 2019 / J.Q. LAWSON CAPITOL THEATRE

JAMES LOWE conductor TARA FAIRCLOTH director JACOB A. CLIMER set & costume designer JARED BYBEE The Pilot

CHORISTERS OF THE MADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOL The Little Prince/ Stars and Birds UTAH SYMPHONY

shakespeare’s tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet has been tugging at the heartstrings of theater-goers for more than four centuries. Anya Matanovič and Joshua Dennis return as the two star-cross’d lovers in Romantic-era composer Charles Gounod’s musical take on this story. The pair shares no less than four irresistible duets throughout the show, with the final heart-wrenching harmonies occurring in the tomb just as Juliet awakes and Romeo breathes his last breath.

Whether on Team Capulet or Team Montague this performance will unite all who see it in vigorous applause.

academy award-winning composer Rachel Portman and librettist Nicholas Wright took Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved story, The Little Prince, and turned it into a magical opera. The Little Prince follows a story narrated by a stranded pilot who meets a young prince that has fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. As The Little Prince explores the Earth, he meets a number of colorful, and often puzzling, characters.

Experience a night of magic and wonder the entire family will enjoy when Utah Opera unveils imaginative designer Jacob A. Climer’s new production of The Little Prince.

Sung in French with English supertitles projected.

Sung in English with English supertitles projected.

THE MAGIC FLUTE THIERRY FISCHER conductor PAUL PEERS director ANDREW STENSON Tamino ZULIMAR LÓPEZ-HERNÁNDEZ Pamina CELENA SHAFER Queen of the Night JOO WON KANG Papageno

MATT BOEHLER Sarastro JOSEPH GAINES Monostatos CHORISTERS OF THE MADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOL Three child-spirits UTAH OPERA CHORUS UTAH SYMPHONY

mozart’s colorful fantasy blends myth, magic, and music to deliver its life-affirming message that love conquers all.

Tasked with rescuing the princess, the prince Tamino and his sidekick Papageno set out on their quest with nothing more than enchanted musical instruments. They undergo trials of virtue, discretion, and charity and soon realize that all may not be as it seems in this magical land. Come be a part of one of Mozart’s most fantastical journeys, conducted by Utah Symphony’s music director Thierry Fischer.

Sung in German with English supertitles projected and English dialogue.

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Bellini’s

Bernstein’s

May 4 (7:30) 6 (7:00)

November 9 (7:30) 10 (5:30)

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“Thank you for the experience of a lifetime.”

CANDIDE

NORMA

2018 / ABRAVANEL HALL

2019 / ABRAVANEL HALL

– A GRATEFUL DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT STEPHEN LORD conductor CRYSTAL MANICH director GREG EMETAZ projection designer BRADON MCDONALD costume designer MARJORIE OWENS Norma

CHAD SHELTON Pollione ADAM LAU Oroveso UTAH OPERA CHORUS UTAH SYMPHONY

honor, love, and friendship collide in Bellini’s spectacle Norma, considered the pinnacle of the Italian bel canto repertory, to create high drama and vocal pyrotechnics!

The spiritual leader of her people is secretly involved with an officer in the enemy army that occupies her country, a crime that would surely bring the penalty of death. What she doesn’t know is that her closest friend and confidant is also in a romantic relationship with that same officer. Hear some of opera’s most passionate and technically demanding vocalism as lies and secrets are revealed in this new production with projections from filmmaker Greg Emetaz and costumes by season 12 Project Runway finalist Bradon McDonald.

Sung in Italian with English supertitles projected.

THIERRY FISCHER conductor GARNETT BRUCE director JAMES SALE lighting designer BRENTON RYAN Candide LAUREN SNOUFFER Cunegonde

HUGH RUSSELL Dr. Pangloss VICTORIA LIVENGOOD Old Lady ALEKS ROMANO Paquette MARK DIAMOND Maximilian UTAH OPERA CHORUS

Celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th anniversary year with his satirical, hilarious, and touching comic operetta, Candide!

Produced in collaboration with the Utah Symphony, an impressive cast of vocalists joined by the Utah Opera Chorus tells the story of a young man’s journey from innocence and worldliness to a life of contentment and peace. Bernstein’s brilliant score includes such musical favorites as “Glitter and be gay” and “Make our garden grow.” You won’t want to miss this event of the season!

2018–19 Season Fundraising Soirée Save the date! The adventures of Candide continue after Saturday’s performance at a special fundraising event.

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