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Show !PAGE 12 THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ARTS Utah Opera Ensemble comes to SUU · On Monday, April 3, the Utah Opera Ensemble will present a concert in Cedar City Jennifer Sgroe, soprano, a graduate of the Boston Conservatory with a master of featuring the hits of both Broadway and opera. The single night's performance is at music degree in opera has performed leading roles in Die Fledermaus. Xerxes, The 7:30 p.m . in the SUU Randal Jones Theatre and is sponsored by the Cedar City Music Medium and The Magic Flute. She has also toured Spa[n and recently performed a Arts Association as the final concert in its Founders' Season. concert version of Porgy and Bess with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. In their "bests· presentation, Eugene Summers, baritone, the Utah Opera Ensemble currently studies voice at cast will first present wellUtah State University and has known songs from several appeared in performances of operas including Die Cosi fan tutte, The Music Fledermaus, The Marriage of Shop, The Old.Maid and the Thief, and The Telephone. He Figaro, Romeo and Juliet, has also been a soloist with The Barber of Seville and La Musica Reservata and a Boheme, written by such Young Artist with the Utah great composers as Strauss, Mozart, Rossini and Puccini. Festival Opera. The second half of the Jessye Wright, mezzoprogram centers on the soprano, earned a master's musical theatre of Broadway degree in vocal performance with favorites from Brigadoon, from Northwestern University Kiss Me Kate, Camelot and and has participated in "the West Side Story as well as Aspen, Des Moines and other BroadWay favorites from Opera Theatre of St. Louis composers including Richard young artist programs. She Rogers, George Gershwin was a national finalist in the and Cole Porter. 1998 Metropolitan Opera's "This is a landmark Young Artist competition and performance in many ways." in the Chicago Lyric Opera said Carol Ann Modesitt, Center's 1998 American music arts president. "We Artists auditions.. She l:las have not had a vocal concert appeared in major roles in in several years, and never The Tales of Hoffman, Hansel with such favorite songs, and Jason Smith (from left), Eugene Summers, Jennifer Sgroe, Jessye Wright and Michael Mccown. and Gretel and Cosi fan tutte. this will be a first appearance Jason Smith, accompanist, with Music Arts by the Utah Opera Ensemble." after wini:iing the West Coast Chopin Competition in 1990, came to Utah to study with The ensemble consists of four of the most talented of the younger singers working Gladys Gladstone at the University of Utah. In addition to accompanying the Utah with the Utah Opera and their accompanist. Michael Mccown, tenor, recently received Opera Ensemble, he serves as the assistant music director at All Saints Episcopal his master's degree from the New England Conservatory. He has appeared in such Church in Salt Lake City. Tickets for the concert are $5 with a student 1.0. or $15 for works as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Threepenny Opera and The Tender Land. general admission or without a student 1.0. Contact the Cedar City Music Arts He has also been featured as a soloist on National Public Radio and PBS television. Association or Leland Modesitt at 865-1812 for more information. • Great pay-up to $450. per week • Fun and relaxed atmosphere • Advancement opportunities• Flexible hours 00 Now hiring for morning and evening shifts. 1552 W. 200 S. Ste. B • 586-0733 I • |