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Utah Festival Opera Company

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The Capitol Theatre, built in 1923, was the fourth opera house to be built in Logan. This towering structure, acclaimed as Logan's crown jewel, housed one of the most elegant interiors and well designed stages in the country. The Capitol Theatre was the principal venue and auditorium for Cache Valley performing arts for 30 years, but in the late 1950s live performances ceased and the theater was allowed to deteriorate. In 1988, Michael Ballam began a campaign to save and preserve the historic Capitol Theatre, with the idea of establishing an opera festival in Cache Valley. His vision, coupled with great sacrifice, fund-raising, and community volunteerism, revived the Capitol Theatre. A $6.5 million renovation budget restored its intricate architecture and preserved its history while upgrading its theatrical capacities. The facility once again became worthy of housing professional works of theater. On January 8, 1993, the theater opened under a new name, the Ellen Eccles Theatre. The theater was named in honor of a prominent Utah pioneer matriarch known for her contributions to the Cache Valley community. Michael Ballam, a Logan native with a 20-year professional operatic career, a doctoral degree in music, and a worldwide reputation in the industry, envisioned producing professional opera in the theater's elegant environment. He and the founding administrative group chose to produce opera in a festival-type atmosphere, thus allowing patrons to attend all performances within a two- or three-day period.

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    Utah Festival Opera Company

    59 South 100 West
    Logan, UT 84321

    Phone: (435) 750-0300   |   Fax: 4357535856   |   Official Website

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    07/08/11- 08/05/11	BORIS GODUNOV
    07/08/11- 08/05/11	South Pacific
    07/07/11- 08/06/11	Don Giovanni
    07/07/11- 08/06/11	Oliver!
    08/03/10- 08/04/10	The Verdi Requiem The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/28/10	Carnevale Operafesta The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/24/10	Musica Magnifica The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/20/10- 07/27/10	International Operatic Competition The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/15/10- 07/20/10	Lerner and Leowe The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/14/10- 07/29/10	George M! The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/09/10- 08/07/10	The Sound of Music The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/09/10- 08/07/10	La Traviata The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/08/10- 08/06/10	Barber of Seville The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/08/10- 08/06/10	Guys and Dolls The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/07/10	The Four Pianists The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    08/06/09- 08/08/09	Camelot - August The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    08/06/09- 08/08/09	Cavalleria Rusticana - August The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    08/05/09	Carnevale Operafesta The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    08/01/09- 08/07/09	The Mikado - August The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    08/01/09- 08/07/09	Carmen - August The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/29/09	Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/24/09	Musica Magnifica The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/14/09- 08/04/09	Orfeo/Talk to Me Utah Theatre
    07/14/09- 08/04/09	Bravo Caruso Utah Theatre
    07/11/09- 07/30/09	The Mikado - July The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/10/09- 07/31/09	Cavalleria Rusticana - July The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/09/09- 07/31/09	Camelot - July The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/08/09- 07/30/09	Carmen - July The Ellen Eccles Theatre
    07/08/09- 08/08/09	Utah Festival Opera The Ellen Eccles Theatre

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