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Show C-14 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 7-9, 2018 Opera’s 40th anniversary season continues with a double feature COURTESY OF UTAH OPERA Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” above, along with Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will run together for five performances starting March 10 at the Janey Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. ‘Pagliacci’ and ‘Gianni Schicchi’ opens March 10 Submitted by the Utah Opera LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE A five course wine pairing dinner featuring Chalk Hill Wines with Master Sommelier Robert Smith. Also included is an exclusive wine education work shop, blind tasting and education session before the dinner. More Info: www.riverhorseparkcity.com Utah Opera’s 40th anniversary season continues with a celebratory double-score production of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” The shows will be performed five times, March 10, 12, 14, 16 at 7:30 p.m., and March 18 at 2 p.m., at the Janey Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South. Tickets, priced from $15$105, are available for purchase through www.utahopera.org or by calling 801-533-6683. Enjoy a sensational performance of some of opera’s most beloved music, directed by Tara Faircloth. Under the baton of Timothy Myers, the performance begins with “Pagliacci,” Leoncavallo’s emotionally intense masterpiece of passion, infidelity, and murder featuring Canio the clown—a signature role of Utah Opera’s founder Glade Peterson. Next, heartbreak turns to laughter as Utah Opera explores the lighter side of Puccini with “Gianni Schicchi.” See what unfolds when a man of great wealth dies and leaves behind a secret will, a gang of scheming heirs, and a hilarious mess. Laura Hawkes set designs provides the perfect catalyst for misadventure. “Continuing with this 40th Anniversary season,” says Artistic Director Christopher McBeth, “we bring a pair of Italian operatic standards into one evening that reach from one end of the narrative spectrum to the other.” Spectacular casts, sets, and two historic operas promise audience members a wild evening filled with comedy and tragedy. The bass-baritone and “villain-you-love-to-hate…”(Opera Today) Wayne Tigges makes his Utah Opera debut in both scores as Tonio and Gianni Schicchi. Tenor Scott Piper returns after his role in the 2008 production of “Madame Butterfly” to play Canio. Utah native and rising opera star Marina Costa-Jackson plays Nedda and Lauretta. Tenor and “vocal powerhouse” (“The Los Angeles Times”) Aaron Blake returns to Utah Opera as Beppe and Rinucchio. Baritone Michael Adams returns after playing Marcello in the 2017 production of “La bohème” as Silvio and Betto. Melissa Parks returns to play Zita, and Patrick Blackwell returns as Simone. Utah Opera Resident Artists Abigail Rethwisch, Christopher Oglesby, Melanie Ashkar, and Jesús Vicente Murillo take part in the performance as well. Ms. Rethwisch will play Nella, Mr. Oglesby Gherardo, Ms. Ashkar La Ciesca, and Mr. Murillo Ser Amantio di Nicolao. The two performances will also feature Choristers from The Madeline Choir School and the Utah Opera Chorus. Tara Faircloth returns as stage director after the 2016 production of “Carmen.” Timothy Myers makes his Utah Opera debut as conductor. Set designer Laura Hawkes too makes her Utah Opera debut. This performance will last approximately two and a half hours with one intermission. Related events: • Learn Before You Go Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s education and community outreach department facilitates an online “learn before you go” series prior to each opera. Online learning materials are prepared by music professors at local universities including Utah Valley University, University of Utah, and Brigham Young University. Materials are created by Utah Opera Principal Coach Dr. Carol Anderson They are available online at www.utahopera.org/ onlinelearning. • Libretti & Libations Utah Opera presents Libretti & Libations, a promotion with Salt Lake City’s and Park City’s top mixologists offering craft cocktails inspired by the storyline and characters of each opera. Participants are encouraged to post photos of the craft cocktails on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #UtahOperaSips to enter a contest to win a pair of tickets to the opera. For more details about Libretti & Libations and a complete list of participating restaurants, visit www.utahopera.org/libations. • Opera-tunities Night Students in grades 7 through 12 are invited to attend Utah Opera’s final dress rehearsal on Thursday, March 8, at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, through “Opera-tunities Night” for free for public/charter school students and their accompanying teachers, and $5 for private/ home schooled students and their accompanying teachers. Visit www.usuoeducation. org/index.php/for-schools/opera-tunities for more information, or call 801-533-6683. • Red Carpet Event Opening night on March 20 will feature a red carpet event where patrons can pose for a free photo. Photos will be posted on the Utah Opera Facebook page, allowing participants the chance to tag themselves during their night out on the town. Visit www.facebook.com/ utahopera for more information. The starting time of the red carpet event is 6:30 p.m.. • Opera Prelude Lecture Utah Opera Principal Coach Dr. Carol Anderson will offer an Opera Prelude Lecture, free of charge for ticket holders, in the Capitol Room of the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre one hour before curtain for each performance. • Q & A Session Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth will hold a Q&A session, free of charge for ticket holders, immediately following each performance in the Capitol Room of the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre. For information, visit http:// utahopera.org. |