Utah Opera

[2] After Peterson's death in 1990, Anne Ewers was appointed General Director in 1991,[3] with a tenure marked by the casting of younger artists.

In 2007, Utah Opera co-commissioned Michael Korie and Ricky Ian Gordon's The Grapes of Wrath in 2007.

The Opera's western state's premiere took place in Utah's own Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre.

The four operas are: In 2002, the Utah Opera participated in the 2002 Cultural Olympiad (a series of performances and art installations connected to the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah) by offering a performance of A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim.

Utah Opera purchased its production studios in 1995,[1] using the building for rehearsals, administration, and costume/set design and storage.

The total number of costumed productions in storage is 45, with the most popular being La bohème, Madama Butterfly, and The Barber of Seville.

The 40th anniversary season (2017–2018) began with '40 Days of Opera,' a cultural festival with 40 days of local opera events from September 1 – October 15, culminating in the production of La bohème, and featured a gala with Renée Fleming to support Utah Opera's education programs, as well as Puccini's La bohème, Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick, a double score of Leoncavallo / Puccini's Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi, and Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus.

Anne Ewers, General Director 1991-2007
Utah Opera Production Studios
Utah Opera Production Studios in Salt Lake City, Utah where productions are rehearsed and costumes, props and set pieces are designed, built, stored and rented out to other opera companies around the world.
Utah Opera Production Studios
Utah Opera Production Studios in Salt Lake City, Utah where productions are rehearsed and costumes, props and set pieces are designed, built, stored and rented out to other opera companies around the world.