The Merry Widow
[Die lustige Witwe]
Franz Léhar
- “An evening full of comic intrigue, flashing visions of high life, and beautiful music of all kinds. Zilioli did a magnificent job with the “Vilia” song, a nearly perfect operatic rendering of the romantic era. The Merry Widow builds irresistibly to a wild climax… The last act raised the stakes admirably. In the end, all is for the best in this most fanciful of possible worlds.”
– Charles Donelan / SB Independent
Direction
Valéry Ryvkin
Valéry Ryvkin
Conductor / Carmen
Jan/Feb 2002
Conductor / The Barber of Seville
May 2001
Conductor / La traviata
December 2000
Conductor / La Cenerentola
Mar/Apr 2000
Conductor / Le nozze di Figaro
Jan/Feb 2000
Conductor /
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
October 1999
Conductor / Madama Butterfly
May 1999
Conductor / Il trovatore
January 1999
Conductor / The Merry Widow
December 1998
Conductor / Don Pasquale
February 1998
Conductor / Così fan tutte
January 1998
Conductor / Tosca
September 1997
Conductor / Don Giovanni
January 1997
Conductor / La bohème
Nov/Dec 1996
Conductor / Carmen
August 1996
Conductor / La traviata
July 1995 (debut)
Artistic Director
1999–2008
Yefim Maizel
Yefim Maizel
Utah Opera
Utah Opera
Tom Ruzika
Tom Ruzika
Artists
Eugene Chan
Eugene Chan
Janette Zilioli
Janette Zilioli
Steve Grabe
Steve Grabe
Ani Maldjian
Ani Maldjian
Thorsteinn Arbjörnsson
Thorsteinn Arbjörnsson
Andrew Park
Andrew Park
Igor Viera
Igor Viera
J.R. Calvert
J.R. Calvert
Ken Ryals
Ken Ryals
Marquis d'Obigny / La traviata
December 2000 (debut)
Andreas Beckett
Andreas Beckett
Christopher Hawks
Christopher Hawks
Jane Hahn
Jane Hahn
Tisbe / La Cenerentola
Mar/Apr 2000 (debut)
Victoria Robertson
Victoria Robertson
Deborah Bertling
Deborah Bertling
Sister Genovieffa / Suor Angelica
April 2016
Nella / Gianni Schicchi
April 2016
Reporter /
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
September 2009
Olga / The Merry Widow
March 2009
Queen of the Night /
Magic Flute for Families
October 2008
Sandman & Dew Fairy /
Hansel and Gretel for Families
October 2007
Elvira /L'italiana in Algeri
March 2005
Kate Pinkerton / Madama Butterfly
May 1999 (debut)