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Show r U 1 SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THE THUNDERBIRD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1989 PAGE 6 Butterfly shows beauty, emotion OPERA REVIEW BY CATHLEEN CASTLE The Cedar City Music Arts Association succeeded once again in bringing classic culture to this small southern Utah town. The Western Opera Theatre, the caravan division of the San Francisco Opera Center, performed Madame Butterfly to an enthusiastic and mature audience Thursday night in Cedar High Auditorium. For those who attended Convocations in the morning, the evening performance was a welcome treat as new lead roles took the stage. Katherine Harris, a veteran of three years with WOT, sang the title role, Madame Butterfly, better and with clearer diction than did Carol Attmore, her morning counterpart. Craig Estep, John Koch, and Pamela King portrayed Pinkerton, Sharpless, and Suzuki, respectively. Opera is a difficult thing for most newcomers to digest. The Convocation presentation gave a good introduction to the way a story is presented in an opera and provided a base for those who would attend the show. For those who decided opera was not their cup of tea, a unique opportunity to see the entire cast in their complete element was missed or perhaps, avoided. Opera in America is becoming more and more popular. Even Broadway musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables implement operatic techniques into their productions, and have celebrated massive success. Patrick J. Summers, WOT music director, attributes much of the growth in opera interest to tours such as this that extend our outreach and thus kindle relationships between American audiences and the operatic art form. Tenor Douglas Wunsch said Members of the SUSC Chorale and Opus VII will perform tomorrow in Temple Square's Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City as part of the annual Utah Intercollegiate Choral Festival. 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Understanding that the voice plays the key role in selecting an actor to portray a character in opera, helps us all realize that the one who best fits the part physically may not be the most qualified. performers were Perhaps the most the two pianists who so masterfully served the e purpose normally assigned to a orchestra. Gerald Steichen and Jerome Lenk, under the direction of Summers, added an element of beauty to the tragic story told on stage. Another impressive feature was the authenticity of the set design. However, despite the expertise of all the musicians and technicians Brennan Hopper, involved, it was playing Butterflys son, Sorrow, who stole the show in its most tender moments. Melvin and Carmen Hepworth, presidents of the Cedar City Music Arts Association, hope to bring this company back to the area in the future. Meanwhile, WOT will provide communities such as Cedar City with quality productions that may otherwise never appeal to this remote audience. awe-inspiri- full-piec- five-year-o- ld |