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ROSSINI’S
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
JONATHAN DOVE & APRIL DE ANGELIS’
PUCCINI’S
October 9 (7:30 PM), 11 (7 PM), 13 (7 PM), 15 (7:30 PM) & 17 (2 PM), 2021
January 15 (7:30 PM), 17 (7 PM), 19 (7 PM), 21 (7:30 PM) & 23 (2 PM), 2022
Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre
Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre
Gary Thor Wedow, Conductor Michael Shell, Director
Utah Opera Chorus Utah Symphony
Robert Tweten, Conductor Kristine McIntyre, Director
Michael Adams, Figaro Sarah Coit, Rosina
Matthew Grills, Count Almaviva Matthew Burns, Doctor Bartolo
John Holiday, Refugee Abigail Rethwisch, Controller Daniel O’Hearn, Bill
Charming and clever Rosina has captured the attention of two men: the older Dr. Bartolo and the penniless student Lindoro (the incognito Count Almaviva). Enter Seville’s barber, Figaro, who is enlisted by the Count to assist him in winning Rosina’s heart and who does so through a series of hilarious pranks and disguises. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
March 12 (7:30 PM), 14 (7 PM), 16 (7 PM), 18 (7:30 PM) & 20 (2 PM), 2022
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
May 7 (7:30 PM), 9 (7 PM), 11 (7 PM), 13 (7:30 PM) & 15 (2 PM), 2022
Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre
Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre
Utah Symphony
Steven White, Conductor Omer Ben Seadia, Director
Utah Opera Chorus Utah Symphony
Gary Thor Wedow, Conductor Kyle Lang, Director
Utah Opera Chorus Utah Symphony
Julia Gershkoff, Tina Edith Grossman, Stewardess Seth Keeton, Immigration Officer
Katie Van Kooten, Tosca Dimitri Pittas, Cavaradossi
Stephen Powell, Scarpia
Curt Olds, Major-General Stanley Craig Irvin, The Pirate King John Riesen, Frederic
Madison Leonard, Mabel Leia Lensing, Ruth Edith Grossman, Edith Julia Gershkoff, Kate
Described as A Marriage of Figaro for today, Flight provides the comedic yet touching story of a refugee who lives in the airport surrounded by a colorful cast of characters who find themselves delayed in the terminal. As the delay drags on, the group learns that their overnight stay will be both physically and emotionally challenging as they navigate relationships, deception, and eventual reconciliation. Sung in English with English supertitles.
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S
TOSCA
FLIGHT
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Photo credit: Duane Tinkey for Des Moines Metro Opera
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UTAH OPERA’S 2021–22 SEASON
Fiery young diva Floria Tosca is forced to play a role she never imagined when she becomes trapped between her freedomfighting lover and a ruthless police chief whose lust for her overrides his duty to his country. This explosive predicament comes to a heart-stopping conclusion in one of opera’s most intense dramas. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Frederic, an apprentice indentured to the world’s most trusting band of pirates, is celebrating his 21st birthday and searching for love when he encounters the Major-General’s group of daughters. Hilarity ensues as the Major-General plots to keep his daughters from the pirates, and the Pirate King makes plans to keep Frederic in his band. Sung in English with English supertitles.