CAST / ARTISTIC STAFF / CHORUS

Hugh Russell (Canada) Major General Stanley

Utah Opera Debut Recently: Die Zauberflöte, North Carolina Opera Upcoming: Carmina Burana, New Mexico Philharmonic

Craig Irvin (Iowa) Pirate King

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Silent Night Recently: The Shining, Opera Colorado The Pirates of Penzance, The Atlanta Opera Upcoming: Glory Denied, Knoxville Opera; Salome, Madison Opera

John Riesen (Michigan) Frederick

Utah Opera Debut Recently: Gianni Schicchi, On Site Opera; Favorite Son, Nashville Opera Upcoming: Glory Denied, Knoxville Opera

Madison Leonard (Idaho) Mabel

Utah Opera Debut Recently: Rigoletto, Seattle Opera, Austin Opera; The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs, Seattle Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Austin Opera Upcoming: Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera; La fille du régiment, Utah Opera

Meredith Arwady (Michigan) Ruth

Utah Opera Debut Recently: Eugene Onegin, The Metropolitan Opera; Giulio Cesare, The Atlanta Opera Upcoming: Elektra, Washington National Opera; Falstaff, The Metropolitan Opera

Kevin Nakatani (Utah) Sergeant of Police

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Silent Night Recently: Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Utah Festival Opera

Shea Owens (Arizona) Samuel

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Merry Widow Recently: Florencia en el Amazonas, Theater St. Gallen; Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Symphony Orchestra of St. Gallen; Cendrillon, Theater St. Gallen Upcoming: Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Cathedral of the Madeleine and BYU Choirs; Joan of Arc, Theater St. Gallen

Edith Grossman (New York) Edith

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Flight Recently: If I Were You, Merola Opera; The Human Voice, Light on the Horizon, Utah Opera; Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, Utah Symphony Upcoming: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Kenosha Opera Festival; Teatro Nuovo Young Artist Program

Julia Gershkoff (Rhode Island) Kate

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Flight Recently: The Tragedy of Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Utah Opera; Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Utah Symphony; Lute Songs of John Dowland, NOVA Chamber Music Series; Sweeney Todd, Viardot’s Cendrillon, Wolf Trap Opera

Anna Atkinson (Indiana) Isabel

Utah Opera Debut Recently: The Turn of the Screw, Opera McGill; The Limit of the Sun, Opera McGill

ARTISTIC STAFF

Gary Thor Wedow (New York) Conductor

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville Recently: Julius Caesar, The Atlanta Opera; Mendelssohn’s Library, Portland Baroque Orchestra Upcoming: Judas Maccabaeus, Berkshire Choral International; Alcina, Berkshire Opera

Kyle Lang Stage Director/Choreographer

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Die Fledermaus Recently: Le nozze di Figaro, Virginia Opera; Becoming Santa Claus, Chicago Opera Theater Upcoming: Sweeney Todd, Opera Saratoga; The Pirates of Penzance, Virginia Opera

James Schuette (Wisconsin) Set & Costume Designer

Utah Opera Debut Recently: Tristan und Isolde, Croatia; Norma, Los Angeles Opera; The Pirates of Penzance, The Atlanta Opera Upcoming: The Pirates of Penzance, Cincinnati Opera

Driscoll Otto (Texas) Lighting Designer

Most Recently at Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville Recently: The Life, Encores! at New York City Centers; Sanctuary Road, North Carolina Opera Upcoming: Trouble in Mind, Dallas Theatre Center; Hansel & Gretel, New Orleans & San Antonio Opera

Lesli Mozaffari (Utah) Wig and Makeup Designer

Most Recently at Utah Opera, Tosca Recently: Hair Stylist, Hamilton Broadway Tour; Props Designer, Lyric Opera, Kingsbury Hall; Wig and Makeup Designer, Utah Lyric Opera Upcoming: Hair Stylist, Hamilton Broadway Tour

Michaella Calzaretta (Iowa) Chorus Master

Most Recently at Utah Opera: Tosca Recently: Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration: Utah Symphony; Messiah, Utah Symphony; Flight, Utah Opera; Orpheus in the Underworld, Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival Upcoming: 2022–23 season, Utah Opera

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