A lot of Utah industries have suffered during the pandemic, the arts is no exception. Lawmakers and leaders in the arts gathered at the Utah capitol building on Tuesday to identify how the arts sector can grow, and to celebrate the arts.
SALT LAKE CITY Many Utahns feel safe and comfortable going shopping or eating at restaurants by this point during the COVID-19 pandemic. But when it comes to entertainment and cultural events, there s more hesitation, according to a new survey from Y2 Analytics.
About 91% of Utahns say they feel comfortable going to a zoo, garden or aquarium, whereas only 52% feel the same level of comfort about attending an indoor concert, play or other live performance.
Researchers surveyed 1,104 randomly selected registered Utah voters in early March. An oversample of 649 registered Salt Lake County voters were also included in the data and responses were weighted to make sure no group was disproportionately represented.
Live Opera Returns To Salt Lake City With Utah Opera s Production Of LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN
Kirstin Chávez sings the role Carmen with Isaac Hurtado as Don José and Efraín Solís as Escamillo.by BWW News Desk
Audiences are invited to experience live opera once again when Utah Opera produces Peter Brook s La tragédie de Carmen at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City. The five performances take place from Saturday, May 8, 2021 through Sunday, May 16, 2021 and will be the first Utah Opera performances staged for a live audience since October 2020. I ve always been attracted to the Brook adaptation of Bizet s famous opera, said Christopher McBeth, Utah Opera s Artistic Director. It takes a story and music with which most of us are familiar and re-examines the characters, the themes and the music in a way that not only is respectful to the original upon which it is based but also gives us a new perspective. The piece is compelling in its focus and
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