Utah Opera

Cast / Artistic Staff

Cast / Artistic Staff


Hamilton Park Interiors


Hugh Russell (Canada)

Major General Stanley

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

Die Zauberflöte , North Carolina Opera

Upcoming:

Carmina Burana , New Mexico Philharmonic


Craig Irvin (Iowa)

Pirate King

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Silent Night

Recently:

The Shining , Opera Colorado

The Pirates of Penzance , The Atlanta Opera

Upcoming:

Glory Denied , Knoxville Opera;

Salome, Madison Opera


John Riesen (Michigan)

Frederick

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

Gianni Schicchi , On Site Opera;

Favorite Son , Nashville Opera

Upcoming:

Glory Denied , Knoxville Opera


Madison Leonard (Idaho)

Mabel

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

Rigoletto, Seattle Opera, Austin Opera;

The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs , Seattle Opera,

Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Austin Opera

Upcoming:

Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera;

La fille du régiment , Utah Opera


Meredith Arwady (Michigan)

Ruth

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

Eugene Onegin , The Metropolitan Opera;

Giulio Cesare , The Atlanta Opera

Upcoming:

Elektra, Washington National Opera;

Falstaff, The Metropolitan Opera


Kevin Nakatani (Utah)

Sergeant of Police

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Silent Night

Recently:

Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia , Utah Festival Opera


Shea Owens (Arizona)

Samuel

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Merry Widow

Recently:

Florencia en el Amazonas , Theater St. Gallen;

Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen,

Symphony Orchestra of St. Gallen;

Cendrillon, Theater St. Gallen

Upcoming:

Mendelssohn's __Elijah, Cathedral of the Madeleine and BYU Choirs;

Joan of Arc , Theater St. Gallen


Edith Grossman (New York)

Edith

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Flight

Recently:

If I Were You , Merola Opera;

The Human Voice, Light on the Horizon , Utah Opera;

Pergolesi's Stabat Mater , Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Utah Symphony

Upcoming:

Il barbiere di Siviglia , Kenosha Opera Festival;

Teatro Nuovo Young Artist Program


Julia Gershkoff (Rhode Island)

Kate

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Flight

Recently:

The Tragedy of Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Utah Opera; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Utah Symphony;

Lute Songs of John Dowland, NOVA Chamber Music Series; Sweeney Todd, Viardot's Cendrillon, Wolf Trap Opera


Anna Atkinson (Indiana)

Isabel

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

The Turn of the Screw , Opera McGill;

The Limit of the Sun , Opera McGill

ARTISTIC STAFF


Gary Thor Wedow (New York)

Conductor

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville

Recently:

Julius Caesar, The Atlanta Opera;

Mendelssohn's Library, Portland Baroque Orchestra

Upcoming:

Judas Maccabaeus, Berkshire Choral International;

Alcina, Berkshire Opera


Kyle Lang

Stage Director/Choreographer

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Die Fledermaus

Recently:

Le nozze di Figaro , Virginia Opera;

Becoming Santa Claus , Chicago Opera Theater

Upcoming:

Sweeney Todd , Opera Saratoga;

The Pirates of Penzance , Virginia Opera


James Schuette (Wisconsin)

Set & Costume Designer

Utah Opera Debut

Recently:

Tristan und Isolde , Croatia;

Norma, Los Angeles Opera;

The Pirates of Penzance , The Atlanta Opera

Upcoming:

The Pirates of Penzance , Cincinnati Opera


Driscoll Otto (Texas)

Lighting Designer

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville

Recently:

The Life , Encores! at New York City Centers;

Sanctuary Road , North Carolina Opera

Upcoming:

Trouble in Mind , Dallas Theatre Center;

Hansel & Gretel , New Orleans & San Antonio Opera


Lesli Mozaffari (Utah)

Wig and Makeup Designer

Most Recently at Utah Opera, Tosca

Recently:

Hair Stylist, Hamilton Broadway Tour;

Props Designer, Lyric Opera, Kingsbury Hall;

Wig and Makeup Designer, Utah Lyric Opera

Upcoming:

Hair Stylist, Hamilton Broadway Tour


Michaella Calzaretta (Iowa)

Chorus Master

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Tosca

Recently:

Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration: Utah Symphony;

Messiah, Utah Symphony;

Flight, Utah Opera;

Orpheus in the Underworld , Utah Vocal Arts

Academy Summer Opera Festival

Upcoming:

2022–23 season, Utah Opera



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