During the 2012-13 season, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Annual Cultural Festival celebrates music and arts created south of the United States.
PERFORMANCE
Jornadas de Amor (Journeys of Love)
A concert of Spanish opera and zarzuela highlights performed by Utah Opera’s 2012-13 Resident Artists.
April 9 | Ogden
PERFORMANCE
Stephen Paulus’ Shoes for the Santo Niňo – Utah Opera & The Madeleine Choir School
As part of the 25th-anniversary Madeleine Festival of the Humanities, Utah Opera and The Madeleine Choir School combine to present a magical Hispanic legend about human and heavenly goodness.
April 28-29 | 8 PM | Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E So. Temple
Free to the public; no tickets required.
Past Events:
MUSIC & LECTURE
Music of Astor Piazzolla
Walter Haman, cello; Claude Halter, violin; Heather Conner, piano
Monday, December 10 | 7-8:30 PM | Abravanel Hall Stage
Audience members join artists on stage for music and discussion.
Tickets for this event are limited; $10 adults, $5 students 18 and under.
Tickets are available through the USUO Ticket Office in Abravanel Hall, 801-533-NOTE (6683).
FILM
Double-feature films at the Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium
Fitzcarraldo (4:30 PM) and Burden of Dreams (~7 PM)
Thursday, December 27 | 4:30 PM | Library 210 E 400 S
Free of charge
Fitzcarraldo, a dramatic feature directed by Werner Herzog, traces the story of a man obsessed with building an opera house on the Amazon River. The opening scene was filmed in the Manaus Opera House, a building which also serves as one of Florencia’s goals in the opera that bears her name.
Burden of Dreams is a documentary about Werner Herzog, the director who was obsessed with creating a film about a man obsessed. Witness how he literally had a swath of rainforest cleared in order to transfer a large boat from one arm of the Amazon to another.
PERFORMANCE & LEARNING
“Sound in Science” activities throughout MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Saturday, January 5 | all day | 301 Wakara Way
Regular admission prices apply: $8-11
Utah Opera Resident Artists perform scenes from Florencia en el Amazonas at 1 and 3 PM in the Canyon.
FILM
Science Movie Night with the Utah Museum of Natural History
The Shaman’s Apprentice
Tuesday, January 8 | 7 PM | Salt Lake City Main Library
Free of charge
The Shaman’s Apprentice is the story of ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin’s quest to preserve the healing knowledge and practices of shamans in the rainforest.
Following the film, University of Utah biologists Lissy Coley and Tom Kursar will discuss the project depicted in the film and present their own research on plants’ chemical defenses.
PERFORMANCE
Jornadas de Amor (Journeys of Love)
A concert of Spanish opera and zarzuela highlights performed by Utah Opera’s 2012-13 Resident Artists.
Fri, January 18 | 7 PM | Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W
Tickets: $5 individual $10 family (up to 6 members) available through Unity Center; 801.535.6533.
Proceeds from this concert will benefit The West View Community Newspaper and The Mundi Project.
Refreshments will be provided by So Cupcakes.
This concert will also be performed in Ogden on April 9. Details will be added to this page as they become available.
PERFORMANCE
Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas presented by Utah Opera
A full production of Mexican-American composer Daniel Catán’s lush opera about a mystical journey to self-discovery along the Amazon River.
January 19-25 | 7:30 PM and Jan 27 | 2 PM – Capitol Theatre
Tickets start at $13
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA Florencia en el Amazonas
- Free online learning materials about Florencia en el Amazonas, created by Dr. Carol Anderson, will be available at a click starting December 2012.
- Join Utah Opera Principal Coach Dr. Carol Anderson one hour before curtain at any opera performance for a half-hour introduction to the opera.
- Join Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth after the final curtain to discuss the opera production.
FOOD
Wednesday, January 23 | 5:30 PM \ Tucanos (162 S 400 W, near Gateway Megaplex)
$35 per person
Learn about and enjoy a dinner featuring foods of the Amazon prepared and explained by the chefs at Tucanos Brazilian Grill. The price includes full meal, discussion, dessert, non-alcoholic beverage and gratuity.
Add a ticket to Florencia en el Amazonas that night and receive a 20% discount off the regular price of opera tickets.
MUSIC & LECTURE
100 Years of Latin American Piano Music
Miguel Chuaqui, University of Utah School of Music
Jason Hardink, Utah Symphony Principal Keyboard
Monday, January 28 | 7-8:30 PM | Abravanel Hall Stage
Audience members join artists on stage for music and discussion. Tickets for these 2 events are limited; $10 adults, $5 students 18 and under.
PERFORMANCE
Ballroom with a Twist – Utah Symphony Special Event
Dance pros and finalists from TV competitive dancing programs join the Utah Symphony for an unforgettable evening of dance music that includes many dances originating in Latin America.
February 1-2 | 8 PM | Abravanel Hall
Tickets start at $29
DANCE
Learn the basics of Argentinian Tango from Utah Symphony musicians Nick & Claudia Norton.
Tuesday, February 5 | 7-8 PM | Opera Production Studios 3rd floor Dance Studio, 336 North 400 West
$5 per person
A partner is not needed, but bring a friend/partner if you would like. This will be a beginning class, so no dance experience necessary. It will just be fun, so give it a try.
PERFORMANCE
El Salón México – Utah Symphony Lollipops Concert
Utah Symphony performs music of the Americas, featuring music by Piazzolla, Revueltas, Marquez, Fernandez, Bernstein and Copland. Features award-winning animation by Paul Glickman and Tamarind King.
March 30 | 11 AM and 12:30 | Abravanel Hall
Tickets start at $6
Festival Sponsors: John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Rio Tinto
Salt Lake City Public Library
Partner Organizations: Utah Humanities Council
Utah Museum of Natural History
Sorenson Unity Center
The Mundi Project
The West View Community Newspaper
Madeleine Festival of the Humanities
The Madeleine Choir School
University of Utah School of Music
University of Utah Department of Biology
Tucanos Brazilian Grill