USU Opera Theatre Students Present 'Songs of Love & Loss'

The Utah State University Department of Music presents an opera-themed evening, Songs of Love & Loss, Nov. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m.in room 214 in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

The evening features undergraduate students from the Caine College of the Arts (CCA) performing their favorite scenes from opera and musical theater.

“The title of the evening, ‘Songs of Love & Loss,’ references selected scenes from the operatic and musical theater repertoire that examine the relationship of some of the main characters,” said Dallas Heaton, instructor of opera theater in the CCA.

Students will perform pieces from operas and musicals by Mozart, Berenstein, Bizet, Corigliano and more.

“Our focus this semester is on ensemble scenes,” said Heaton. “All of our opera scenes will be performed in the original language, which means Italian for Mozart’s ‘Cosi fan Tutte’ and French for Bizet’s ‘Les Pêcheurs de Perle.’”

In addition to the four opera selections, students will also perform scenes from some of the great pieces of American musical theater, such as Sweeney Todd and Aida, said Heaton.

“We’ll present different repertoire each evening,” said Heaton. “We look forward to sharing the beautifully tragic scenes we’ve prepared with the campus and greater Cache Valley community.”

Both performances of Songs of Love & Loss are free and open to the public. For more information, visit the CCA Box Office located in room L-101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website.

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Writer: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu

Contact: Denise Albiston, 435-797-1500, denise.albiston@usu.edu