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Show ! MADAME BUTTERFLY BUTTER-FLY COMING AT U "Madame Butterfly", Puccini's immortal opura of a faithful Japanese girl and an American naval officer, will open in the University of Utah Stadium Bowl Wednesday, July 11, at 8:30 p.m. Performances will continue on Friday and Saturday. Production director will be Dr. C. Lowell Lees, with Maurice Abravanel, director of the Utah Symphony, as musical director. Elaine Malbin, dark - haired star of the New York City Center Cen-ter Opera, will sing the title role as Cho-Cho-san. Miss Malbin recently re-cently soared to the top of the nationwide television ladder with triumphs in "Madame Butterfly," Butter-fly," 'The Trial at Rouen," "Salome" "Sa-lome" and other operatic roles. Thomas Hayward, longtime star of the Metropolitan Opera Co., radio and television, will portray Lt. Pinkerton, with Con- soprano, as Suzuki, the maid. Supporting 'roles will he sung by O. Dale Blackburn, Marvin A. Sorensen, L. Reed Hansen, Brett F. Paulsen. George W. Whitaker, Glade Peterson and Jean Preston. |