UVU Opera brings ‘Die Fledermaus’ to Ragan Theater

January 14, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Starting Wednesday, Jan. 16th, the Music Department will bring Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus to the Ragan Theater. Die Fledermaus, often referred to as it’s English translation, The Bat, debuted  in 1874, has been performed on stages across the world ever since and has been adapted for the screen twenty times.. Die Fledermaus is not […]

Utahns perform Rigoletto with a 60’s “Rat Pack” spin

September 6, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU and BYU teachers and students performed Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto with Utah Lyric Opera at the Scera Theater in Orem. The play, directed by Elizabeth Hansen of ULO, had classic opera with a twist by adding a 60’s themed setting. The performance on Aug. 31 reflected the effort that goes into opera singing. According to Isaac […]

 UVU Opera performs a classic Shakespeare love story

February 5, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Roméo et Juliette, was brought to the stage by UVU Opera at the Loveland Performing Arts Center Jan. 22. The story is the familiar classic everyone loves, except set to music.  The story line is also different enough from Shakespeare’s original story that when Romeo and Juliet serenade each other, they […]

UVU Symphony Orchestra serves earful at holiday feast

December 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Orchestra Symphony gave a feast for the ears in the Grande Ballroom Thursday Nov. 30; they played classical songs from well-known movies such as Ronin and Wanted. “Originally we had the theme of holiday feast, and then we included Firebird from Fantasia 2000,” said Cheung Chau, the conductor and director of orchestra. There wasn’t […]