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Show B5 ENTERTAINMENT The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Opera’s Centennial Dreatn Comes True HAPPENING TODAY _ ByCatherine Reese N Utah Opera ha® created a Centennial project of which thestate can be proud Dreamkeepers’’ Carlson nd Aden by David is a serious and hear through Lake City’s Car atre, is sold out. Turn. ble; call t ils. the live in Or t broadcast Wednes- day on KBYU ‘Dreamke pers” NAACP Martin Luther King Jr, Le cheon, Earl T. Shinhoster Sunday f aneyeon its present ae Martin Luther Kin Breakfast Pastor George M. Merritt Jr i Utah Opera's contin keepers re art that honors Utah’s p future. Four years @ Sold Out (89.1 FM the maki is the s of Ela Colorow, a youn woman who goes tothe city to become a veterinarian. Shereturns to the reservation to be with her dying grandmother, a spiritual heal she encounters Adam Wade, the Anglo doctor she once loved, and Sloane, a malevolent government agent. When Adamiscritically in- operagoer a chance ighly The musi tonal and romantic and. yes there are hummable melodies. The opening andclosing choruses and Ela’s cli tic “Jurisdiction” aria seem mc ely to stick in audi ence mem s’ ears. Ey en more the evocative orchestration — armedwiththe spiritu: her grandmother has passedon to whichCarls: Quilds to climaxes of great emotional force her — to go into the Spirit World andretfieve his soul. In this un derworld, sHe confronts and - comes cultural and personal Everything came together splendidly on opening night. Soilian 2 nd spirited Ela evable moments nightmares: the historical suppression of her people's religion Tenor Tonio di ing his fourth U h and medicine, as well as doubt that holds her ba Librettist Ross, an accom plished Utah playwright making heropera-writing debut, succeeds in making one. While s story a universal g care has been taken to ensure that thelibretto reflects the Ute cultureasclosely as possible, the lessons of this un abashedly spiritual opera is not a fe: The p' regardless of background or be- lief system: the necessity of per sonal responsibility andfree will ing power of love, the im nce ofrespecting others. Far from being sappy or preachy comes by ‘Commitment to Vision. and petroglyphs artful form into s in the second act — a la “The Tales of Hoffmann” — infour in -Open Your Newspaper an creasingly villainous g As is customary in productions, thetext i on a little screen above s hardly necessary andin 1 pals The Utah Sympho directionof St anintegral pla r tion, colorfully depic Fanatle5 component of the thing from thefor an electrocardio; hine Memmott Allred An American Indianflu reat ed by Aldean Ketch’ ides the most powerful moment ofthe score, symbolizing the reconcilia mented by the b nentic ceremonial y Fabian Jenks, t he finale) and ¢ tion of Ela’s twe wigs and rids The 70-member Monday Night FamilyDinner ore The rest of the‘ope raphy, includingthe Coyote scene and the ¢ Circle Dance McCook.) Comy project stro! brings horfe Ross’ poe a dress. created at Ela wears in hia MeCourt's Utah Opera Adults $8.95, Kids 5-10 $5.95, under 5 $1.95 K! 50 So. » ( 532-3344 Chorus, prepared beautifully will ring true for the mass audience Dreamkeepers’ om the Dreamkeepers'’ rant, nor is Adamapassive. less man. Muchas Ela does, he confronts his enemies — inthis case a sterile medical establish- site lighting design. opposite, Sloane, who resurfa impressive than the vocal lines is juredin a car wreck itis up to The Power of Oneness the first Don't worry; her movi sceneis not thelast we si earthy yet dignified wom Baritone Brian Mont mery erted a virile menace as her OT)CT a Onen Your eke ORne Preue) 8 ee)se) Les Misenanies At uESStar AW ewspaper ant AMERICA IS FLOCKING TO SEE THE FUNNIEST COMEDYOF THE NEW YEAR! its emotions honestly San Francisco composer Carl- son's scoreis astylistic leap from the usual operatic menu of Mo- zart. 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