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Show Page 4 HERAID. Provo, Utah HE I Sunday 8, 1972 Opera Guild and BYU Announce Two Upcoming Opera Productions ns and Letters Noted Violinist to Perform On r Snow College and BYU Campuses Tossy Spivakovsky, known internationally as one of the most brilliant violin virtuosi of our time, will be heard in concert this week in two Utah locations. Monday night at 8 pjn. Spivakovsky will perform in the ;ow College Auditorium, On Wednesday, the brilliant and Berlin- Russ'sn-bor- n educated violinist will open his performance at I pjn. in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center on the Brigham Young University campus. Always enthusiastic about new music and new musical approaches, Mr. Spivakovsky made tils American debut in 1943 when he introduced the Bartok Concerto y The plot of "I PagUacci" centers around the story of Canio who piays the part of a while clown "Pagliacci" mourning over his wife's Clayne Robison, artistic betraval. At the end of the director for the operas, has both the unfaithful wife named Ray Arbuzi to the role of drama, and her lover are dead at Canio's Canio in "I Pagliacci," and Gene hand. with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Ke also gave the premiere performance of Roger Sessions' concerto as soloist with the New under York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein. At the same time be is noted of the for his performance masters, as illustrated by the fact that he was recently chosen to perform the Beethoven cycle at New York's Metropolitan Museum. At one time be gave an K. ,V Larson to the role of Schicchi in "Gianni Schicchi." Mr. Arbiiu, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Arizona State University. He studied on a Fullbright Grant in Vienna, Austria, and has sung with opera companies in America and Europe including the Bonn Opera Company, the Essen Opera Company and the American National Opera. n .'.1 program in New York using a Baroque ( curved ) bow in the manner of the 17th and 18th century soloists. all-Ba- ms r Within the span of his career, Mr. distinguished Spivakovsky has appeared with every major orchestra in the country. Ke is one of the most j frequently Mr. Skit' BEPPE (Terry McCombs), left, tries to restrain Canio (Ray Arbizu) as he threatens the life of Nedda (Connie Cloward), but Tonlo Angeles Philharmonic. In addition, he regularly makes excursions to Europe where he has been acclaimed since his first public performances there at age ten. Mr. Spivakovsky has recorded for Everest, Columbia and RCA TOSSY SPIVAKOVSKY (Robert Downs) finds it all exciting in a scene from the BYU production of I Pagl'acd." Mahonri Young Sculpture Of Brigham Young Recast at BYU Victor. Larson has "Pagliacci" by Ruggicro Leoncavallo u based on the actual murder trial of Canio, an actor in southern Italy. Schicchi" by "Gianni Giacomo Puccini is a comedy centering upon the will of the deceased Buoso Donati. In a careful scheme, Schicchi hides the fact of Donati 's death by posing as the dead man. He then dictates a new will naming himself as heir. Although "Schicchi" is the wily comic open written by Puccini, it is often considered his greatest work. sung professionally with the Redlands Bowl Opera Company, the Riverside Opera Company and the San Bernardino Civic Light per- formers with the New York Philharmonic and equally at home in concert with the Los the Opera. He was a finalist in Los Angeles Metropolitan and San Francisco Opera Auditions. A resident of Salt lake City, Mr. Larson has taught private voice for the past ten years. The University-CommunitOpera Guild and BYU announce two upcoming operas. Leads have been chosen for the operas "I Pagliacci" and "Gianni Schicchi," which will be presented for Brigham Young University's spring opera season April 19 through 22 in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center. Modern Dance Spring Concert To Be Presented bv Orchesis Workshop For Writers In Salt Lake During April All Utah writers are invited to University of Utah and is of Professor attend a Writer's Workshop currently emphasizing writing publicity Philosophy and Education. Dr. and advertising, songwriting Monson earned his doctorate in Cornell from and new trends in writing philosophy of author is He the of Utah the University. League sponsored by Writers. The Workshop will be eight books and has published held Saturday, April 15, at the many articles as well as a Utah Fine Arts Building, 609 number of invited technical East South Temple, Salt Lake papers. Chairman of the board of City. Guest speakers will include Dr. Charles H. Monson, Jr., David W. Evans and Dr. Lorin F. Wheelwright. Dr. Monson will give the keynote address, "Gearing Our Writing to Future Shock," with "Practical Considerations, Present and Future, in the Writing of Publicity and Advertising," to be presented by Mr. Evans. "The Future of Songwriting," will be the subject of Dr. Wheelwright's address. Registration will be held from 9:15 to 9:50 ajn., according to Mrs. Joseph Bowman, workshop David Evans Associates, Mr. Evans has 50 years experience in the advertising and public relations field. His firm has offices in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City. Mr. Evans is president of the firm and is listed in "Who's Who of America." Dean of the College of Fine Ats at Brigham Young University, Dr. Wheelwright has received wide acclaim as a musician, composer, arranger, editor, author, photographer, educator and administrator. He received his doctorate in musi? 100-m- chairman. Members of the education J ...."swfo, iw m. - : CRYPTOGRAPHY is the title of this motion piece from the BYU Spring Dance concert Mahonri Young sculptures are still being cast in bronze at Brigham Young University, as evidenced by the 12 by 18 inch bronze statuette of Brigham Young which was recently presented to BYU President Dallin H. Oaks by the Art Department. The statuette is made from the original model from which Mahonri Young created the Brigham Young statue which stands in the Hall of Fame of the Washington, D.C., Capitol group. modern dance groups in higher education. All works for the are L presented by Orchesis, a modern dance The many moods of dance will unidentified place where one be explored when Brigham interacts with strange yet Young University's Orchesis familiar friends. Kristine Allen's "Haiku" is a group presents its Spring Dance Concert April 13, 14, and 15. simple little dance inspired by The performance, which will the difficult simplicity of the be held at 3 pjn. each evening in poetry form. the Pardoe Drama Theater of The written word, complete the Harris Fine Arts Center, will with punctuation, will be also be given at a 2:15 pjn. presented in dance through matinee April 14. Susan Facer's motion oriented BYU's Orchesis is a chapter of piece, "Cryptography." the national organization of The dramatic roles or concert BYU PRESIDENT DalUn H. Oaks examines the bronze cast of Mabonri Young's famous statue of Brigham Young, in company with a larger-than-licopy of it from Canrera marble, is part of Mahonri BYU's 8,000-piec- e fe Young Collection. The late Mahonri Young, a grandson of the statue's subject, was sculptor of the Seagull Monument on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, commemorating "Self-Portrai- t" A "Seal-Portrait- ," i t" e ARRIZU BY LEONCAVALLO - Irs ',: 7 yr? p?m0.j NF LAK5EN N 1 Brigham Young University Hirris Fine Arts Center dejong Concert Hall APril 19. 20, 21, 22 8:00 p.m, Tickers $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 50c with BYU Activity Card ext. 3C01 Cali Alternate Principals fields will be considered, reading ot manuscripts conplague. sidered. Another of his most famous is former Dr. Monson works is the "This is the Place" Academic Vice President of the Monument at the entrance to Emigration Canyon. The Brigham Young statue in the rotunda of the Capitol building was the last of his large p.jjects. It was completed in 1950, seven years before his death. AT ITS BEST jauibing, carpet is N cleaned from bottom up. Satisfaction guaran- teed. CALLSTFamWAY 225-833- 7 Remember Mother cv Discontinued I DEPT 1 Tops and Dresses I iyiATEl5Y iffil Pffl II I ALL LINGERIE P 50 1 D l I lClL VCl Regular to J?.M To 50 J I OFF j SPECIAL GROUP Fashion Dresses s 15 i $00 Values h $14 Mens, Womens & Children REDUCTIONS OF I (Jf Our Entire GIANNI SCHKXHI K MX1NI CARPET CLEANING per-.taini- to these two particular Styles :p r pjn. and questions Short Lots l PAGLIACCI 2:45 MONDA Y ) "New Dance" written in 1935 by Doris Humphrey, was restaged for BYU Orchesis in RAY L- LAST DAY and "Back to Bach." the spring of 1971. A dance of greeting, it features a set made by boxes of graduated sizes. "Fantacies" by Joyce Stumphy expresses the feeling of a dream of a familiar but - Shoe Sale! performed, choreographed and costumed by student and faculty members of BYU's Orchesis. Titles of some of the works to be performed include "New Dance," "Fantacies," "Haiku," "Cryptography," "Procession"Nice To al," Be Here," "Homage to Vivaldi," "Four Shakespearean Women," Department. Columbia "shark-market- - Neil Hadlock, who cast the statue and Douglas Stout, chairman of the BYU Art protagonists, antagonists and will all be incorporated in Nolan Dennett's creation "Processional." The the birds which saved the author hopes to prove that dance Mormon pioneers from a cricket is drama and drama is dance. by Cindy Mason is an expression of the joy of life a', is Anne Packer's "Nice To Be Here." Miss Packer's Rotunda. The plaster statue, which Mr. piece uses the spacious ectasy of youth cavorting on a lawn as its Young fashioned prior to making theme. the trip to Italy where he carved obstacles H.K.. at League of Utah Writers will be University and is the composer admitted free and other writers of many published songs and to attend. choral selections. He is well are invited Registration fee is $5, plus $1 for acquainted with the problems of box lunch to be served at noon. sales and copywright, as well as in the music " on the sessions Workshop field. and and songwriting publicity advertising will be held from to & Pant Suits 1 I ( f A YLOflS CO J CCJTRAL SQUARE 200 W. 200 N, 374-121- 1, i ' |