Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-12-06 | Page 6 | College Opera is to be Produced

I COLLEGE OPERA IS TO .BE Pin Professor G-. W. Thatcher, head of the music department of the Utah Agricultural Ag-ricultural college, announces that plans are now under way for the production pro-duction oftho annual college opera and that work upon It will begin at the opening of the wrhter quarter on December 30. The opera, which will be an American one, will be produced under un-der the direction of C. R. Johnson, professor of vocal training, who has been in charge of the music department depart-ment the past two years, while Professor Pro-fessor Thatcher has been studying nl New York. A great array of talent is said by Professor Johnson to be available. Not only are many of the persons who have starred in previous productions back at school, but stars in high school productions pro-ductions In both Utah and Idaho will register at the beginning of the winter quarter on December 30. Aside from the opera work the choir and men's and women's glee clubs, organized or-ganized in the first semester before school stopped for the "Flu" will continue con-tinue as usual. Strong courses in instrumental music mu-sic as well as vocal, are offered also, an added room and much now equipment equip-ment having been secured for this work since last year. Joseph Smith, leader of the college band last year and since then a candidate for a commission com-mission as band leader in the army will have charge of this part of the instruction. in-struction. oo