Cast / Artistic Staff

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Katie Van Kooten (London)
Tosca
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
The Sound of Music, Houston Grand Opera;
Der Rosenkavalier, Metropolitan Opera
Upcoming:
Die Walküre, Opernhaus Zürich;
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Bellingham Music Festival

Dimitri Pittas (New York)
Mario Cavaradossi
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
Carmen, Welsh National Opera;
Madama Butterfly, English National Opera;
Salome, La traviata, Houston Grand Opera;
Werther, Florida Grand Opera
Upcoming:
Tosca, Irish National Opera

Stephen Powell (Pennsylvania)
Baron Scarpia
Most Recently at Utah Opera, La traviata (2014)
Recently:
Hansel and Gretel, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra;
Sweeney Todd, Michigan Opera Theatre
Upcoming:
La traviata, Opera Hong Kong

Scott Conner (Kansas)
Angelotti
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
Platée, Des Moines Metro Opera;
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Metropolitan Opera
Upcoming:
Falstaff, The Santa Fe Opera

Christopher Clayton (Utah)
Sacristan
Most Recently at Utah Opera, Gentleman’s Island
Recently:
Pagliacci/Cavalleria rusticana, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre;
Il trovatore, St. Petersburg Opera
Upcoming:
Carmina Burana, Ballet West, Nevada Ballet Theatre

Daniel O’Hearn (Illinois)
Spoletta
Most Recently at Utah Opera, Flight
Utah Opera Resident Artist
Recently:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Eugene Onegin, The Santa Fe Opera
Upcoming:
The Pirates of Penzance, Utah Opera

Evan Hammond (Alabama)
Sciarrone/Jailer
Most Recently at Utah Opera, Flight
Utah Opera Resident Artist
Recently:
Il barbiere di Siviglia,Opera Louisiane;
Man of La Mancha, Shreveport Opera;
Candide, Des Moines Metro Opera
Upcoming:
The Pirates of Penzance, Utah Opera

ARTISTIC STAFF

Steven White (Virginia)
Conductor
Most recently at Utah Opera, La traviata
Recently: 
Bluebeard’s Castle, Opera Roanoke;
Postcard from Morocco, Peabody Institute
Upcoming:
Eugene Onegin, Opera Omaha;
Verdi’s Requiem, Opera Roanoke

Omer Ben Seadia (Israel)
Director
Most Recently at Utah Opera, La tragédie de Carmen
Recently:
The Snowy Day, Houston Grand Opera;
The Magic Flute, Opera Theater St. Louis;
The Merry Widow, Calgary Opera;
Carmen, Cincinnati Opera;
Rigoletto, Florentine Opera

Eboni Adams (California)
Assistant Director
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
Carmen, Cincinnati Opera;
Porgy and Bess, Atlanta Opera
Upcoming:
The Pearl Fishers, Dallas Opera;
Castor and Patience (World Premiere), Cincinnati Opera

Susan Memmott Allred (Utah)
Costume Design
Most Recently at Utah Opera, La traviata
Recently:
PBS Christmas Special with Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2016;
Resident Designer, Utah Opera, 1979–2011;
Mormon Miracle Pageant;
Utah Shakespeare Festival;
Southern Utah State College

Joe Beumer (New York)
Lighting Designer
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
The Barber of Seville, Opera Colorado; 
Yardbird, Atlanta Opera; 
The Elixir of Love, Permian Basin Opera;
Peter and the Starcatcher, Playhouse on Park;
What We Wanted, Clurman Theatre;
Piece by Piece, Dixon Place

Kate Casalino (New York City)
Hair and Make-up Designer
Most Recently at Utah Opera, Silent Night
Recently:
Company, Broadway;
The White House Pumbers, HBO;
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Netflix
Upcoming:
The Pirates of Penzance, Utah Opera;
On Your Feet, Riverside Theater

Michaella Calzaretta (Iowa)
Chorus Master
Most recently at Utah Opera, Flight
Recently:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration, Utah Symphony;
Messiah, Utah Symphony;
The Barber of Seville, Utah Opera;
Orpheus in the Underworld, Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival
Upcoming:
The Pirates of Penzance, Utah Opera

Melanie Malinka (Germany)
Children’s Chorus Director
Recently at Utah Opera, The Little Prince
Recently:
Concert Tour to Washington D.C., Madeleine Choir School Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, The Cathedral of the Madeleine;
International Performance Tour to Venice, Florence, Assisi, Rome, MCS;
La bohème, Pagliacci, Utah Opera

Chris DuVal (Utah)
Fight Director
Most Recently at Utah Opera, Silent Night
Recently:
The Play That Goes Wrong, Pioneer Theatre Company;
Romeo and Juliet, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Upcoming:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

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