Utah State Symphony Orchestra Was Created As a WPA Orchestra Under Roosevelt's New Deal, Offering Five Concerts With
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1983-1998 - Joseph 1996 - Utah Opera 1995 - Utah Opera establishes the Utah Silverstein assumes the premiered its first Opera Production Studios, moving its reins as Music Director of commissioned rehearsals and set and costume operations Utah Symphony. opera, to a centralized location. Dreamkeepers . 195-1973 - “Under the direction of Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony made 1980? - The Utah State Legislature, 2001 - Renovations on first recordings of works by Varese, Milhaud, Honegger, Satie and a pioneering under the leadership of Haven Barlow, the Production Studios cycle of Mahler Symphonies that included the first commercial recording of the creates a line-item in the state budget are completed, making it Eighth. The Orchestra has been nominated for Grammy Awards with both 1976-1980 - Salt Lake County, in to support the arts, and in particular, one of the finest Maestro Abravanel (Le Roi David, Honegger – 1962; Sacred Service, Bloch – partnership with the LDS Church, the Utah Symphony, which allows the rehearsal and 1978; Symphony of Psalms, Stravinsky – 1979) and Michael Tilson-Thomas builds Abravanel Hall and renovates organization to establish a 52-week construction facilities in (Old American Songs, Copland – 1987).” Utah Symphony’s recording legacy the Capitol Theatre as part of the U.S. season. the country. was recently rekindled by Keith Lockhart with the release of Symphonic Dances Bicentennial. 2002 - USUO merges, in 2005. becoming one of only 1966 - Utah Symphony's First two merged symphony 1946-1947 - Utah Symphony was international tour to Greece, 1980-1983 - Varujan Kojian and opera companies officially established as a full-time, 26- Yugoslavia, Austria, West succeeded Abravanel as in the United States. week orchestra under Music Director Germany, and England Music Director of Utah Werner Janssen. Symphony 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1972 - Glade Peterson returns 1947-1949 - Maurice 1949 - Utah Symphony narrowly from Milan, Italy, to Utah to Abravanel serves as Music averts dissolution through heroic 1985 - Utah Opera Introduces establish Utah Opera. Director of Utah Symphony, efforts of Maestro Abravanel, the the use of supertitles at every establishing an musicians, staff, and board, but performance; at the time, the 2008 - Economic Recovery Plan internationally acclaimed reduces operations to a part-time 1978 - Utah Opera presents its youngest regional company in concludes with most objectives reputation for the schedule. opening performance of La America to do so. reached, along with the finding of a organization. Bohème at Kingsbury Hall. new leader for the organization in Melia Tourangeau. 1978-1983 - Glade Peterson establishes Utah Opera as a series 1935-1940 - Utah State Symphony company by featuring and nurturing local talent and by hiring well- 2008 - A new era creates economic Orchestra was created as a WPA known opera stars to perform with the company. Roberta Peters challenges and a Board of Directors Orchestra under Roosevelt's New thrilled audiences with her appearances in La Traviata, Lucia di dedicated to building a financial Deal, offering five concerts with 52 part- Lammermoor, and The Merry Widow . Giorgio Tozzi Sang in foundation that will thrive into the time musicians. Turandot and The Barber of Seville , and Martina Arroyo starred in future. Madame Butterfly . 2007 - Utah Opera presents the western 1997-2008 - Keith Lockhart is named Music Director of Utah Symphony. United States premiere performance of During his tenure, Utah Symphony recorded and released a new CD and The Grapes of Wrath , an opera co- commissioned/co-produced with embarked on its 1st European tour in 19 years, visiting concert halls all over 2002 - Utah Symphony and Utah Opera Minnesota Opera. Germany and Austria, and was featured in a national PBS broadcast with the present Cultural Olympiad Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing the Ralph Vaughan Williams Christmas performances and Utah Symphony oratorio, Hodie . performs for the opening and closing 2003 - The Deer Valley® Music Festival, a four- ceremonies of the XIX Olympic Winter week, 6 days per week, festival is established, Games. featuring pops, classical, chamber, and opera performances, as well as salon and education events..