UTAH OPERA’S “THE SHINING”…DOESN’T.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Shining, the first offering of Utah Opera’s 2025-2026 season is a psychological thriller (or some call it “horror”) that hopes to take its audience along…
Lyrical Opera Theatre Embraces Verdi’s Last Laugh
TAYLORSVILLE — With its current presentation of Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, Lyrical Opera Theater continues its tradition of featuring local artists in productions of the world’s greatest operas. The presentation on…
Two Fistsfull of Western Opera in Opera Contempo’s latest offering
TAYLORSVILLE — Opera Contempo presented a delightful double bill of Western-themed operas in the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center September 11-13, 2025. In the intimacy of the Studio 5400 black box…
Bravi Tutti to Westminster Opera’s DIDO AND AENEAS
SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster Opera Studio and Westminster Dance Company’s combined production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas sparkles with young talent and creative staging, as directed by Opera…
Drop Dead Hilarious GIANNI SCHICCHI & BUOSO’S GHOST at UFOMT
LOGAN — Most people do not imagine a night out to the opera as being laugh-out-loud funny and very enjoyable, however, Utah Festival of Opera & Musical Theatre delivers a…
Utah Opera’s THAÏS: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
SALT LAKE CITY — Despite having some of the most famous music in the world, Jules Massenet’s Thaïs is rarely performed. Why? Because the title role is practically impossible to…
Utah Opera’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is Unadulterated Bliss
SALT LAKE CITY — Mozart’s music is perfection with few pieces more emblematic of this than his 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart had an innate gift to write…
Lyrical’s BARBER OF SEVILLE brings community opera to the masses
TAYLORSVILLE — The Lyrical Opera Theater has been putting community opera on Utah stages since 2014. Unlike community theater where almost anyone can be onstage, however, it takes years of…
BYU Arts’ BAUCIS AND PHILEMON is sure to grow in your heart
PROVO — It’s not everyday you get a world premier of a new opera. It’s also not everyday that you get a new chamber opera with such unique elements as…
AMAHL and CHRISTMAS CAROL: a double dose of Xmas at The Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — The Grand Theatre’s holiday production is a two-for-one experience for audience members. The evening’s double-header consists of Amahl and the Night Visitors and Charles Dickens’ A…