Show S Ir 1 j q Opera Cast Prepares Mozart Production For March 31 29 A cast of veteran vocal and stage Mane talent was announced this week for the forthcoming production pro pro- duclion of ot The Marriage of Figaro Figaro Figaro Fig Fig- aro at the University of Utah Two performances of the Mozart Mozart Moz art opera have been scheduled at Kingsbury Hall on the U of U j I campus for March 29 and 31 The title role of Figaro will be sung by Arthur Kent former baritone baritone bari ban tone with the Metropolitan Opera Other principals In the opera Include include in In- clude elude Marvin Sorensen as Count Alma Almaviva viva Bischoff as Countess Jewel John Johnson Johnson Johnson son Cutler as Sus Susanna nna Ann Cardill Cardall Card Card- ill all as Emma Hemple as Marcellina Glade Peterson as Balio Balio Bas Ba- Ba s lio John Marlowe Nielson as asDon asDon asDon Don Curzio Reed Hanson Hansen as Bartolo Bar Dar tolo Lobo Keith leith M. M Engar as Antonio and Joan Newark as Barbarina The production will be the result re re- re suit sult of combined talents of the Utah Symphony the University theatre and the U department of music The trio who have made history with the U summer festivals fest test In recent years will pool efforts for the production Maestro Maestro Mae Mae- Maurice Abravanel will be Erector director staging will be by Dr C. C Lowell Lees and William Christensen will handle graphy Assisting the directors will be beVern beVern beVern Vern Adix who will design the sets Sereta Jones who will su sup I I e costuming Dr Robert M. M Cundick and Carl Fuerstner Who will assist in coaching the principals princ prine and John Marlowe Nielson who Is training the chorus Chorus members for Figaro include Martha Ann Fisher Grace GraceAnn GraceAnn GraceAnn Ann Brown JoAnn Brewer Joy Thalman Nancy Kent Norma NormaJean NormaJean NormaJean Jean Basinger Marge Riches KarIn KarIn Karin Kar- Kar In Wood Susie Mitchell Richard Hanson Terry Tertry Green Gordon Bigler Donald Western Richard Dyer Phillip Moody LaVern Merrit Mer- Mer nit rit Howard Oplin and Ronald Taking dancing roles In the opera opera op op- era will be Judy Anderson Judy Nelson Sharon Givan Nancy Gold Mike Kent Stowell Stow Stow- ell cli Gary Horton and Finis Juang The opera will climax the four four- event Mozart cycle presented by bythe bythe bythe the Utah Symphony in c cooperation cooperation ra- ra tion with the University The cycle Is III being presented In commemoration tion of the Mozart bicentennial |