All in a Day (in St. George) Join the Utah Opera Resident Artists for a musical celebration of everyday events! All in a Day is a family-friendly concert filled with musical numbers from opera and musical theatre, progressing from the morning through the evening of a very good day: one that ends with birthday party! Featuring the world premiere of Happy Birthday, a new short opera commissioned by Utah Opera from Utah composer Andrew Maxfield and librettist Ruthie Prillaman, this production addresses the controversy—and resolution!—of the question, “Who really owns the ‘Happy Birthday’ song?”

All in a Day (in Provo)

All in a Day is a concert filled with musical numbers from opera and musical theatre as well as two short operas, one of them commissioned especially for this traveling concert. The concert scenes progress from morning through evening of a very good day: one that includes both a dog adoption and a birthday party!

 

The short opera about dog adoption Pepito was composed by Nicolas Lell Benavides to a libretto by Marella Martin Koch.  A couple visits an animal shelter to adopt a dog, and the wife makes a particular connection with a lonely dog who misses his Spanish-speaking former owners. The second short opera, Happy Birthday, was commissioned by Utah Opera from Utah composer Andrew Maxfield and librettist Ruthie Prillaman. It addresses the controversy—and resolution!—of the question, “Who really owns the ‘Happy Birthday’ song?”

Blind and Visually Impaired Night at the Opera Visually-impaired guests are invited along with a driver/seeing companion to attend the Wednesday night dress rehearsal of Utah Opera’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The event is free of charge but registration is required.

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Revenge only leads to disaster and no one is safe in Verdi’s tragic yet tuneful Rigoletto, the epitome of high drama and an operatic classic.

The Duke is a notorious womanizer and his court jester, Rigoletto, is all too ready to laugh at the men whose wives and daughters have been seduced—that is, until he learns his own daughter is the Duke’s latest conquest. In the end, the cruel and devastating joke is on the jester.

ARTISTS: Joseph Colaneri, conductor | Stephanie Havey, director | Steven C. Kemp, set designer | Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto | Jasmine Habersham, Gilda | Matthew White, Duke of Mantua | Hannah Ludwig, Maddalena | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Revenge only leads to disaster and no one is safe in Verdi’s tragic yet tuneful Rigoletto, the epitome of high drama and an operatic classic.

The Duke is a notorious womanizer and his court jester, Rigoletto, is all too ready to laugh at the men whose wives and daughters have been seduced—that is, until he learns his own daughter is the Duke’s latest conquest. In the end, the cruel and devastating joke is on the jester.

ARTISTS: Joseph Colaneri, conductor | Stephanie Havey, director | Steven C. Kemp, set designer | Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto | Jasmine Habersham, Gilda | Matthew White, Duke of Mantua | Hannah Ludwig, Maddalena | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Revenge only leads to disaster and no one is safe in Verdi’s tragic yet tuneful Rigoletto, the epitome of high drama and an operatic classic.

The Duke is a notorious womanizer and his court jester, Rigoletto, is all too ready to laugh at the men whose wives and daughters have been seduced—that is, until he learns his own daughter is the Duke’s latest conquest. In the end, the cruel and devastating joke is on the jester.

ARTISTS: Joseph Colaneri, conductor | Stephanie Havey, director | Steven C. Kemp, set designer | Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto | Jasmine Habersham, Gilda | Matthew White, Duke of Mantua | Hannah Ludwig, Maddalena | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Revenge only leads to disaster and no one is safe in Verdi’s tragic yet tuneful Rigoletto, the epitome of high drama and an operatic classic.

The Duke is a notorious womanizer and his court jester, Rigoletto, is all too ready to laugh at the men whose wives and daughters have been seduced—that is, until he learns his own daughter is the Duke’s latest conquest. In the end, the cruel and devastating joke is on the jester.

ARTISTS: Joseph Colaneri, conductor | Stephanie Havey, director | Steven C. Kemp, set designer | Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto | Jasmine Habersham, Gilda | Matthew White, Duke of Mantua | Hannah Ludwig, Maddalena | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Verdi’s Rigoletto

Revenge only leads to disaster and no one is safe in Verdi’s tragic yet tuneful Rigoletto, the epitome of high drama and an operatic classic.

The Duke is a notorious womanizer and his court jester, Rigoletto, is all too ready to laugh at the men whose wives and daughters have been seduced—that is, until he learns his own daughter is the Duke’s latest conquest. In the end, the cruel and devastating joke is on the jester.

ARTISTS: Joseph Colaneri, conductor | Stephanie Havey, director | Steven C. Kemp, set designer | Scott Hendricks, Rigoletto | Jasmine Habersham, Gilda | Matthew White, Duke of Mantua | Hannah Ludwig, Maddalena | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

All in a Day (in Ogden) All in a Day is a concert filled with musical numbers from opera and musical theatre as well as two short operas, one of them commissioned especially for this traveling concert. The concert scenes progress from morning through evening of a very good day: one that includes both a dog adoption and a birthday party! The short opera about dog adoption Pepito was composed by Nicolas Lell Benavides to a libretto by Marella Martin Koch.  A couple visits an animal shelter to adopt a dog, and the wife makes a particular connection with a lonely dog who misses his Spanish-speaking former owners. The second short opera, Happy Birthday, was commissioned by Utah Opera from Utah composer Andrew Maxfield and librettist Ruthie Prillaman. It addresses the controversy—and resolution!—of the question, “Who really owns the ‘Happy Birthday’ song?”

Mason Bates & Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

This Grammy-nominated, “totally user-friendly” opera (Los Angeles Times) is a smart and sleek take on the entrepreneur who changed our modern world forever.

Steve Jobs dedicated himself to creating the perfect device while wrestling with his own imperfections. He created technology to connect us while struggling to connect with those around him. Faced with his mortality, Jobs re-visits moments that shaped his life and circles back with newfound understanding.

ARTISTS: Robert Tweten, conductor | Tomer Zvulun, original production and staging by Tomer Zvulun | Rebecca Herman, associate director | Jacob A. Climer, set and costume designer | S. Tucker, video | Robert Wierzel, lighting designer |  John Moore, Steve Jobs | Sarah Coit, Laurene Powell Jobs | Wei Wu,  Kobun Chino Otogawa | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Mason Bates & Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

This Grammy-nominated, “totally user-friendly” opera (Los Angeles Times) is a smart and sleek take on the entrepreneur who changed our modern world forever.

Steve Jobs dedicated himself to creating the perfect device while wrestling with his own imperfections. He created technology to connect us while struggling to connect with those around him. Faced with his mortality, Jobs re-visits moments that shaped his life and circles back with newfound understanding.

ARTISTS: Robert Tweten, conductor | Tomer Zvulun, original production and staging by Tomer Zvulun | Rebecca Herman, associate director | Jacob A. Climer, set and costume designer | S. Tucker, video | Robert Wierzel, lighting designer |  John Moore, Steve Jobs | Sarah Coit, Laurene Powell Jobs | Wei Wu,  Kobun Chino Otogawa | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Mason Bates & Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

This Grammy-nominated, “totally user-friendly” opera (Los Angeles Times) is a smart and sleek take on the entrepreneur who changed our modern world forever.

Steve Jobs dedicated himself to creating the perfect device while wrestling with his own imperfections. He created technology to connect us while struggling to connect with those around him. Faced with his mortality, Jobs re-visits moments that shaped his life and circles back with newfound understanding.

ARTISTS: Robert Tweten, conductor | Tomer Zvulun, original production and staging by Tomer Zvulun | Rebecca Herman, associate director | Jacob A. Climer, set and costume designer | S. Tucker, video | Robert Wierzel, lighting designer |  John Moore, Steve Jobs | Sarah Coit, Laurene Powell Jobs | Wei Wu,  Kobun Chino Otogawa | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Mason Bates & Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

This Grammy-nominated, “totally user-friendly” opera (Los Angeles Times) is a smart and sleek take on the entrepreneur who changed our modern world forever.

Steve Jobs dedicated himself to creating the perfect device while wrestling with his own imperfections. He created technology to connect us while struggling to connect with those around him. Faced with his mortality, Jobs re-visits moments that shaped his life and circles back with newfound understanding.

ARTISTS: Robert Tweten, conductor | Tomer Zvulun, original production and staging by Tomer Zvulun | Rebecca Herman, associate director | Jacob A. Climer, set and costume designer | S. Tucker, video | Robert Wierzel, lighting designer |  John Moore, Steve Jobs | Sarah Coit, Laurene Powell Jobs | Wei Wu,  Kobun Chino Otogawa | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony

Mason Bates & Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

This Grammy-nominated, “totally user-friendly” opera (Los Angeles Times) is a smart and sleek take on the entrepreneur who changed our modern world forever.

Steve Jobs dedicated himself to creating the perfect device while wrestling with his own imperfections. He created technology to connect us while struggling to connect with those around him. Faced with his mortality, Jobs re-visits moments that shaped his life and circles back with newfound understanding.

ARTISTS: Robert Tweten, conductor | Tomer Zvulun, original production and staging by Tomer Zvulun | Rebecca Herman, associate director | Jacob A. Climer, set and costume designer | S. Tucker, video | Robert Wierzel, lighting designer |  John Moore, Steve Jobs | Sarah Coit, Laurene Powell Jobs | Wei Wu,  Kobun Chino Otogawa | Utah Opera Chorus | Utah Symphony