Show 1 u Ticket Sale Opens For Oklahoma And Aida Shows ft n Jr y a q I Ng rix k r far J John Tyers well-known well Broadway Broadway Broad- Broad way vay star will sing in University production of Oklahoma matt Mail orders for lor ticKets to the University of Utah Summer Festival Festival Fes- Fes ival production of Rodgers and Oklahoma and Verdi's Verdis Aida Verdis Aida i are arc now being filled according to Gail Plummer Plummer Plummer Plum- Plum mer manager Oklahoma will run from July July Ju- Ju ly y 10 through 17 17 and Aida will vill run July 26 28 30 and 31 in n the Stadium Bowl at the Un- Un These are two of the most ambitious shows ever presented on the Summer Festival series Mr 11 Plummer said The stage will vill be the largest one we have ever built and the two productions ions are among the most elaborately elaborately ela ela- staged and costumed in their heir respective fields This is the first season that Oklahoma has been produced by any independent organization tion ion Mr 11 Plummer pointed out The University made special arrangements ar arrangements arrangements ar- ar with Richard Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rod Rod- gers and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd to present the show at the Summer Festival The other production Aida is s one of the most popular operas operas operas op op- op- op eras of all nIl time and requires some seme of the most elaborate staging staging stag stag- ing of any opera The English version will be he presented Both shows will be under the direction of Maurice laurice Abravanel music director C C. Lowell Lees s stage tag t a g e director and William Christensen dance director Season tickets which include both shows sell for 2 2 53 4 and 5 Prices for one show only are arc 1 50 and 3 Mail orders should be sent to Summer Festival of office office of- of fice University of Utah n |