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Show ENGLISH GRAND OPERA COMING The Savage Company in Salt Lake Soon. The Operas Offered and the People. The most Important tntcr-hiountaln musical event of the winter In Utah will be the Salt Lake Opera Festival by the Savage English Grand Opera Company, for three days beginning February 1st, when this famous Organization, Organ-ization, accompanied by an orchestra of tifty musicians, returns to the Salt Lake Theatre for four pet formanccs. Last season this splendid company took Salt Lake society) art and music circles by storm. The ihcauo was sold out for each performance, the Savage Opera Coin) any playing to the largest audiences of the year. This season Mr. Savage presents a still Uner company, being -the combined combin-ed forces of his famous "i'arslfal" and English Grand Opera organizations. The repertory of mastcrworks, with U elr superb scenic and costume productions, pro-ductions, with casts that comprise the bast English singing artists on the stage,' holds forth glowing promise of rare melodic enjoyment. Utah opera lovers are looking forward with eager Interest to the splendid program announced an-nounced by Manager Savage. There will be an opportunity, the first In years', to enjoy a complete performance per-formance of the greatest of all French operas. This Is Gounod's "Faust," with Its world famed "Jewel Song" for Marguerite, the pretty "Garden Scene," pathetic "Flower Song" for Siebel and other numbers rich in melody mel-ody that are known wherever music is known. Puccini's sparkling "La iiohemc." an operatic gem of Incomparable bill I In ncc with Its fascinating story of lire in the Paris Latin Quartor, and which has been the talk of music circles cir-cles ever since the great performance lust year, will be given another rendition rendi-tion by almost the same superb cast. Verdi's brilliant "Itlgoletto" with Its exquisite melodies, a premier presentation pre-sentation In English In this country will bo still another delightful offei-ing. offei-ing. This tuneful Italian masterpiece master-piece Is .the chief new work In the company's repertory this season and will serve to Introduce several new artists, notably the charming -coloratura soprano Florence Easton from London. The leading tenor roll on thlsoccasion wlllbesungby Mr. Alfred Best, Jr., the sweet-voiced Utah tenor whose rapid advancement with Mr. Savage's forces is noted with much pride by his local friends. Mr. Best will also be in the "Tannhauscr" and "Faust" casts. a Wagner's "Tannhauscr," the German Ger-man master's most popular music-drama, music-drama, witli its Immortal overture, stirring "Pilgrims' Chorus," sparkling "Venusberg music" and other sonorous sonor-ous harmonies, will pleaie all classes of music lovers. Tho order of performances per-formances will be as follows: Thursday evening, February. 1, "Faust." Friday evening, February i, "La Bohcme." Saturday matlnpe, February :t,"Rlg. oietto." Saturday evening, Eebruary .'!, "Tannhauscr." Each opera will be staged with the same elaborate attention that lias made the Savage productions famous, and the casts will include all the favorite fav-orite artists, among whom are tho following: Sopranos.Fioience Easton, Hertha Harmon, Helen Petre, Gertrude Ger-trude Ilcnnjson; contraltosand me..o-sopranos, me..o-sopranos, Claude Albright, Margaret Crawford and Itita Newman; tenors, Alfred Best, Francis Maclennan, Jos. F. Shcchan, and Wm. Wegener; barl-tones, barl-tones, Arthuo'reaue, Wlnfrid Golf and Thomas D. Richards; basses, Harrison Har-rison W. Bennett, M. L. Bowman, Ottley Cranston and Hobt. Kent Parker, Seats for all performances will bo placed on sale at the theatro Monday, January 2!). and mall' orders containing contain-ing remittance will bo tilled as near as possible to location desired. |