King Arthur sweeps Guinevere off her feet, only to lose her to the French Knight Lancelot, whose devotion to King Arthur is second only to his love for the Queen. Based on the T. H. White novel, The Once and Future King, Camelot is a story about love, betrayal and forgiveness. Come join these legendary characters, and the rest of the Knights of the Round Table, for an unforgettable night in Camelot.

Orfeo & Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen - WORLD PREMEIRE

We start with the oldest opera with scenes from Jacopo Peri’s L’ Euridice. L’ Euridice was written in 1600 to celebrate the marriage of Maria de’ Medici to Henry V of France. It was created to subsequent operatic treatments of the classic Greek legend of two of the worlds most famous lovers. Love found, lost, regained and yet lost again through eternity.

The second part of the evening is the World Premiere of the operatic treatment of Tennessee Williams‘ one-act play, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen. After 30 years of negotiations with the Tennessee Williams Estate, composer Larry Delinger has been given permission to compose this piece which will have it’s World Premiere at Utah Festival Opera. Love crumbled in a world that doesn’t value compassion.

Bravo Caruso! - STARRING MICHAEL BALLAM

A play by William Luce

Director: Jack Shouse

Starring Michael Ballam, Bravo Caruso is a play about the man behind the performer and the human being behind the legend. About the relationship between a man and his devoted servant, it is also a play about the glamorous, wacky world of grand opera. Caruso, like Pagliacci, must perform in the midst of anguish. The people have paid and they want to laugh, even though Caruso is dying. The crowd will roar with applause. Hide your pain…your breaking heart…that is the role of the artist.

Lon Chaney’s Phantom Of The Opera

Accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ

Featuring a soprano soloist

Directed by Rupert Julian

Writen by Gaston Leroux

Don’t miss the first presentation of Michael Ballam’s commitment to the art of the silent cinema with live theatre organ accompaniment and featuring a soprano soloist as originally intended when the film was released in 1925 A gift to UFO by John and Nancy Schellkopf, the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ was built in 1926 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company in New York. This is an historic event that promises to be a thrilling return of the unique art form of silent film as it was originally meant to be experienced.