Utah Fest Opera’s MAGIC FLUTE soars musically, lacks stage magic
LOGAN — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute is a challenging opera to produce. It is a fairy tale of darkness, light, and finding your way in the world which…
LA BOHÈME is to die for at UVU
OREM — La Bohème at Utah Valley University is an opera for the masses. While still faithful to Giacomo Puccini‘s vision, this production strips away any pretense, distance, and stodginess…
Meet the Mimis: Interview with the stars of UVU’s LA BOHÉME
OREM — Utah Valley University is mounting an ambitious production of Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera, La Bohème. Under the tutelage of Broadway director Matt August, the opera will have an…
Exquisite music saves ZÉMIRE ET AZOR from middling stagecraft
PROVO — The tale of “Beauty and the Beast” has captivated people for centuries. While modern audiences know it best through literature, television, stage, and film adaptations, the opera world…
Singers soar in Utah Opera’s THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
SALT LAKE CITY — The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini, is probably the greatest comic opera ever written. That is not just my opinion, but Giuseppe Verdi’s, as well,…
Tedious concept cripples Utah Opera’s LE TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN
SALT LAKE CITY — Peter Brook has been hailed a theatrical genius. He was influenced by the work of Antonin Artaud and his ideas for “Theatre of Cruelty,” which was…
A moving and gorgeous SILENT NIGHT at Utah Opera
SALT LAKE CITY — It was the war to end all wars. World War I began over 100 years ago, but its effects live on all around us. It was…
Utah Opera’s LA TRAVIATA is un trionfo
SALT LAKE CITY — La Traviata, or “The Woman Who Strayed,” is a story overflowing with emotion and tragedy nestled in an intimate and straightforward plot. It is based on…
Utah Festival Opera’s THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is a wedding of artistry
LOGAN — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro—or for purists, Le Nozze Di Figaro—is a most glorious and joyful opera and about number five or six in the opera…
Share a last memory with BRAVO, CARUSO!
Performances of Utah Festival Opera and Muscial Theatre's Bravo Caruso! play July 12, 18, and 26th at 1:00 PM and July 4, 16, and 30 at 7:30pm at the Utah…