Show 81) The Salt Lake Tribune 21 January Saturday 1987 Utah Op era s Barber of Seville should not be missed 5 — and very funny Hanson has a beautiful rich baritone strong in the upper range even and sonorous in the lower He was sometimes overpowered by the orchestra in the first act but that was more the conductor’s fault than his — Hanson could easily be heard otherwise He has a very mobile voice and sang the fastest cabalettas with ease forced By Anne Mathews IT ibune Staff Writer More and mote good acting has an essential element in opera in omie opera As rej at tic ularly gional opeia lias flout ished around the lountry opera companies have r ( ogmed the importance ol making opeias believable lo the general public Conseipientlv good acting e sets realistic costuming and or attention to detail have been on the rise in the past five years 0 The only character in the opera who has ever been a match for Figaro is Hosina Marla Senn who took Utah by storm with her Carmen in the Utah Opera s production last season showed herself equally skillful with opera buffa Her Rosina was witty era renew excellent illustration of the t I tail Opera Company s production of Rossinis The which opened Barber of Seville lliursduv at the Capitol Theatre A combination of fine acting by the entile cast and inventive staging by Nu k Mum gave this ' Barber ' great s onianeity and hilai itv is The chemistry between her and Abram Morales as Count Almaviva was irresistible With their dark good looks both are extremely attractive and made the love story real - A- and Rrw ina s spooning at the harpsichord Resina and Bartolos spil across an embroidery hoop -- Morales cut a fine figure as the count He has a strong attractive tenor voice Although he sounded a little tentative in his first aria “Eceo punehing some of his vowels he warmed up by the second aria "Se il mio nonte ' His duet with Hanson "All'idea de quel metallo" was lmas iv a is endlessly entertaining The best stage duection can fall flat without singers to make it weak Hie exuberant I'tah Opera soloists succeeded with a vengeance Baiitone Lric Hanson in the title roh made an eleeti dying entrance with a mallei ful ‘Largo a) factotum Willi tus stiff legged swagger lie made a laiger than hie Figaro -a cunning jovial and indomitable character big enough to keep a gup on cenier stage With Ins natural act mg ability Ins stage moves were un mum TIVII'HI fait Mall (Valley S 2700 W All Under conductor Stewart Robin "23 6215 South Slate 9 ATA wn MjI Daily t pni Lupt bun “AN AMERICAN TAIL" 00 2 45 4 30 (G) “THREE AMIGOS” Bd 969 7271 Seats $1 (All " son the Utah Symphony played with accuracy and an unflagging pace Whether you know "The Barber of Seville" or whether you've never been to an opera before don't miss this production It runs Saturday trTTOnTI5T5Q Jj Valley Fairl4 Shows) til 1 1 WJ -- A ’ll Jeonette MotDonqld Nelson Eddy “BITTERSWEET" k- - JfrOS 5 STATE Open Bute 266 0268 Rebecca 1 1 00 3 15 5 30 7 A the BliDllOOM W STAND BY ME tj (R) 9 00 Sat Mat 1:45 330 5:15 7:15 9:15 "life HOMES LTimm 1645 S 500 WINDOW fNEW 45 9 55 A secret affair witness single violent crime A lues plus “NO MERCY" m 400 per month Sandcastlea Bountiful logrence Oltvter Joan Fontome J hJ fW & formance A somewhat better though limited selection was available for Monday and Wednesday nights Disney’s “SONG OF THE SOUTH" "WISDOM” (R) 7 00 9 20 HE v NWI AAf Murray Adm $1 Anytime — Tower $1 Mon Song of South 7 15 — Mercy 9 00 “HEARTBREAK RIDGE" 30 4 5 7 00 9 40 (R) “THE MOSQUITO COAST” (PC) Jt 56 4JM 8 m in Monday and Wednesday at p W 200 South 50 Theatre the Capitol As of Friday afternoon a few single tickets remained for Saturday s per- 6:00 8 00 10:00 ( ( PG) g The funny stage business Figaro tluuw ing shaving cream all over the Basilio walking his fingers rug w The scene at the end of Act I deserves particular mention A typical scene it was imaginatively staged (by Muni with lighting by M Kay Barrell) in slow motion with revolving lights in changing colors o mezzo-sopran- cur-rou- aiioss Butolos ample tummy d clever coquettish disingenuous high spirited and altogether adorable With her powerful dark and diarnatic voice she at first seemed miscast vocally but her wonderful characterization made her a perfect Rosina Her aria Una voce poco fa" revealed lines hei ability for An trend turned in skillful performances as Fiorello and Berta Michael Mullhol-lanadded hilarity as Bartolo s feeble deaf servant 1000 SI 50 Kids SI 3 AMIGOS down CRYSTAL RIDGE (PG) 1 00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:15 Sat Mats 7200 ShiiIi Redwood 566-872- 8 "'"REBECCA" JORDAN POINTE IdOOWcsl 7‘)OOSwlli LIVE TONIGHT 7:30 561-030- HEAVY METAL chIils Nile 'si f o iiuvs S i 00 featuring “MERCENARY at ALICE'S RESTAURANT All Ticket ST ?b U? 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