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Show .. THE ARTS ~. ........ --~ 1---------------~ .---------------------------------,1 THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL• SOUTHlRNUTAH UNIVERSITY• MONDAY, DECEMB:£R 1, 1997 - In~ L__A~N~D~E=N~TE=R~TA~IN~M~E=NT.:..__J-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' i1 'December Duet' to feature Fred and Barbara Adams It's fun for the entire family. It's the whole family comes and enjoys rare Christmas carols. It's Santa Claus and performances by our special guests." other surprise guests. It's one of Cedar Those who have attended A December C ity's m ost cherished and enjoyable Duet in the past three holiday seasons Christmas traditions. It's A December know how much fun this evening isDuet, this year featuring Festival and they also know that just about Founder and Executive Producer Fred C. anybody may drop in for a surprise visit. Adams and his wife, This year's Barbara. performance will revolve The fourth annual around Fred and event, which is Barbara's memories of sponsored by the Guild the early years of the of the Utah thirty-seven year old Shakespearean Festival, Festival. will be directed by R. "We want to, in a Scott Phillips, Festival humorous way, recap managing director, and some of the early years and experiences we all proceeds go to the Festival. had," said Fred, "when This family event will we were younger and be D ec. 8 in the Randall certainly more agile." L. Jones Theatre. The "We're working hard actual performance will to make it an enjoyable begin at 7:30 p.m., but evening for families," added Barbara. "The will be preceded at 6:30 with other festivities, history of the Festival including carolers, contains a lot of funny Christmas refreshments, stories and unbelievable and a silent auction for Fred Adams events-som e of which holiday wreaths and we will be sharing in A other decorations. The December Duet." cost is $6 per person, "This will be a and tickets can be celebration of friends ordered through the and some of the Festival Box Office at wonderful people that 586-7878. have really made a "The whole idea this difference for the year is fun," said R. Festival," continued Scott Phillips, Festival Fred. "I think it will be a lot of fun." managing director and director of the Long-time Cedar City performance. "This is residents, Fred and going to be a fun family Barbara Adams have celebration, featuring a been married for 34 marvelous and talented years. They conceived Cedar City couple, as the idea for the Festival well as numerous in 1961 and produced the surprise guests. It will first season in 1962. have something for every Since then they have member of the family." Barbara Adams worked tirelessly in Donna Law, Festival - - - -- - -- - - - - - many positions to marketing a nd public guarantee the growth realtions director, agrees: "This has and success of what has become one of become the Festival's annual gift to the largest aµd most acclaimed Cedar City, and we want to make sure Shakespearean festivals in the country. 'Nutcracker' is tonight Cedar City Music Arts brings the Nevada Theatre production of the 'Nutcracker' ballet to Cedar City High School tonight at 7:30 p.m. SUU students will be admitted for $2 as a ma;or sponsorship by State Bank of Sou thern Utah helps to keep costs down this year.Here, Sergei Popov, Ella Gourkova and Gagik Ovsepian as the Nutcracker, tell the story of the young girl who falls asleep and sees her Christmas gift nutcracker do battle against an army of life-size mice, then turn ipto a handsome prince to take her on a glittering voyage through exotic lands, meeting among others, the Sugar Plum Fairy. Christmas opera to be offered here beginning Friday Amahl and the Night Visitors, the story of a crippled shepherd boy whose life is interrupted by a visit from three kings on their way to see the newborn Messiah will be presented Dec. 5-6 a nd 12-13 a t Southern Utah University. Each of the four presentations will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Frank A. T horley Recital Hall of the SUU Music building. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. "This is a touching one-act opera with a perfect Christmas season moral that will always be applicable," Carol Ann Modesitt, assistant professor of music at SUU and director of the opera, said. "The message is that the spirit of true giving, as shown by Amahl, can indeed work miracles." Two separate casts will present the opera. The cast for Dec. 5 and 13 performances includes Kara Frost, Sandy (Amahl); Malinda Clove, Enterprise (Mother); Jeff Montoya, Price (King Kaspar); Andy Rasmussen, Taylorsville (King Melchior); Aaron Foster, Mina, Nev. (King Balthazar); and John Joseph McClean, Phoenix, Ariz. (Page). Cast members fo r Dec. 6 and 12 are Anna Hughes, Layton (Amahl); Marlo Madsen, Littleton, Colo. (Mother); Shane Pierce, Clarkdale, Ariz. (King Kaspar); Duane Waihi, Hauula, Hawaii (King Melchiori; Wyett Ihler, Centerville (King Balthazar); and McClean (Page). 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' is slated for Dec. 5-6, 12-13. The opera, which was written by Gian Carlo Menotti, will include music by a 13-piece orchestra conducted by Phillip R. Baldwin, of the SUU music faculty, together with dancers and a chorus. "We have a strong production staff which should help make this an exceptional holiday event," Modesitt said. "I still remember the impact the television premiere of this opera had on me as a child. Menotti has created a powerful musical vision of love and true giving that is probably m ore necessary and vital today than when the opera was first presented:11 |
