Forty years ago Glade Peterson had a dream. An internationally known singer who spent 12 years as the principal tenor for the Zurich Opera, wanted to bring opera to Utah. Inspired by what Maurice Abravanel did with the Utah Symphony and William Christensen did with Ballet West, Glade knew that Salt Lake City could support a major opera company. His daughter, Michelle … [Read more...]
Babs in The City
The Angels Are Falling! This time next year we’ll all be trying to find our seats at the new Eccles Performing Arts Center on Main Street for one of a slew of Broadway touring shows. Until then, theater-goers will still patronize the Capitol Theatre on Broadway, happy to see Wicked, The Book of Mormon, or Eddie Izzard’s stand-up comedy. The Capitol was built in 1913 and was … [Read more...]