http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog Blog for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Right now is a super busy time for us - the next Utah Opera season was announced on Monday, Utah Symphony season will be announced this coming Monday the 6th, and Deer Valley will be announced Thursday the 9th! Soon we'll be sending out information on renewing your season tickets, ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/02/peek-at-next-seasons-brochure/ Beethoven is continuing his exploration of Utah. Do you know where he is now? Leave your guess in the comments, and be entered to win a pair of tickets to Beethoven's Fifth! Contest will close Thursday at 3 PM. http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/01/wheres-beethoven-beethovens-fifth/ I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with baritone Guido LeBrón about Rigoletto, and I was fascinated by how he perceives each of the facets of Rigoletto's character, and how that personality is displayed through his singing. Hope you enjoy it as well! http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/01/the-many-voices-of-rigoletto/ We asked some of the artist from our upcoming production of Verdi's Rigoletto what their favorite moment is: What's yours? http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/01/whats-your-favorite-moment-in-verdis-rigoletto/ Research into the source material for Rigoletto led me on a relatively uneventful journey. It’s a straight-line road with only a single possible destination – Victor Hugo and his tragic play Le roi s’amuse. Verdi and his librettist Piave created such a respectfully faithful operatic version of the original drama ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/01/imaginary-interview-with-monsieur-triboulet-%e2%80%93-jester-to-king-francis-i/ Utah Symphony | Utah Opera invites community musicians to take part in our first annual Symphony Pro-Am. Adult amateur musicians can apply online for an opportunity to play the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in a side-by-side performance with Utah Symphony musicians and conductor Vladimir Kulenovic on ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2012/01/have-you-always-wanted-to-play-with-the-utah-symphony-heres-your-chance/ I'm always happy when we can highlight some of the great work that comes out of our Utah Opera Scene Shop, and here's a time-lapse video of one of the drops they just finished working on for our friends over at Ballet West: http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2011/12/drop-painting-from-the-scene-shop/ Two weeks ago, five brave Resident Artists journeyed to Piute, Wayne, and Garfield counties to bring opera to the children of this beautiful yet remote region of Utah. The Utah Opera Resident Artists (Baritone-John Buffett, Pianist-Daveth Clark, Mezzo-Sishel Claverie, Soprano-Jennie Litster, and Tenor-Andrew Penning) go on 5 week-long tours throughout ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2011/11/adventures-in-paiute-wayne-and-garfield/ Concertgoers this past weekend might have spotted something unfamiliar and intriguing in the lobby of Abravanel Hall - an interactive, educational display presented by our Symphony Season Sponsor – UBS. We’ve been working with UBS for the past few months on the project, and we’re thrilled to present Classical Connections ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2011/11/i-spy-something-new/ Happy Belated Birthday to German pianist and composer Fanny Mendelssohn, who was born 206 years ago. Fanny was the older sister of Felix Mendelssohn, but she was a talented composer and pianist in her own right. Fanny Mendelssohn's musical talent was tolerated by her father, but she didn't receive the musical ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2011/11/composer-of-the-week-fanny-mendelssohn/