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Show Most Popular Operas Scheduled At University Three more popular operas could not be found for the University Uni-versity of Utah Centennial celebration cele-bration than these to be presented pre-sented by the San Carlo Opera Company in Kingsbury Hall: on Friday, February 17, "II Trova-tore"; Trova-tore"; Saturday, February 18, (matinee) "Madame Butterfly"; and Saturday, February 18, "Rigoletto". Of all the operas which Verdi wrote, II Trovatore is probably the most tuneful and the easiest easi-est to follow. The haunting strains of the great and famil iar melodies are a delight to music lovers and critics alike. No musical production ever written writ-ten has a greater public appeal and general acceptance than II Trovatore. As a special feature for the Utah engagement, an imported singing Japanese actress, Miss Hizi Koyke, will sing the title role in Madame Butterfly. One New York critic has said that, whereas other artists act the role, Miss Koyke lives it. Her oriental background and expert musicianship qualify her preeminently pre-eminently for the assignment. The Quartet from Rigoletto is praised by critics as the most thrilling and most exacting p.iece of music in operatic literature. litera-ture. It never fails to thrill the audience.' The success of Rigoletto Rigo-letto is due in a measure to the closely knit story which is so easy to follow. The story itself is a literary masterpiece by Victor Hugo. Verdi's expert craftsmanship has made it one of the favorites of all time. Gail Plummer, manager of Kingsbury Hall, advises that good seats are still available for all performances, but that interest inter-est is mounting fast. Telephone orders, as well as mail orders, will be accepted. Two box offices of-fices in Salt Lake city are now open for your convenience at Glen Bros. Music Co., 74 South Main and at Kingsbury Hall, U. of U. campus. Prices for reserved re-served seats are $1.20, $1.80, $2.40 and $3.00. |