Utah Opera Celebrates 35 Years

During Utah Opera’s 2013-2014 season the company will celebrate 35 years of opera in Utah.

The new season will feature five productions from October 2013 through May 2014: Richard Strauss’ “Salome,” Kathleen Cahill’s “Fatal Song,” Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Abduction from the Seraglio.” These productions will be performed at the Capitol Theatre, Abravanel Hall and the Jeanne Wagner Theater in Salt Lake City, due to Capitol Theatre renovations taking place in the fall of 2013.

“We have the great opportunity to thank our community for 35 years of support and engagement with a truly unique and exciting new season,” said Christopher McBeth, Utah Opera artistic director. “With five productions that range from grand and stirring to witty and intimate, there is sure to be something for everyone.”

The season will open with deception, power and seduction October of 2013 with a semi-staged performance of Richard Strauss’s chilling one-act opera, “Salome,” based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name. This large scale opera will be performed a select number of nights in Abravanel Hall with minimal sets and full costumes.

Season tickets for the 2013-2014 Utah Opera season will go on sale February 6 and can be purchased by calling 801-533-NOTE (6683) or by visiting www.utahopera.org.