Dates

• Existence: active 1905 - 1914

Administrative History

The Brigham Young University Opera Company (active 1905-1914) was a university performing group in Provo, Utah.

The B.Y.U. Opera Company was directed by Anthony C. Lund, and presented an opera annually. Productions included "The Beggar Student," "Boccaccio," "Maritana," and "The Sun Dance." The Department of Music continued to present operas after 1914, though these were not referred to as being produced by the Brigham Young University Opera Company.

Citation:

White and blue, Apr. 21, 1905: p. 239 (Music Department offering play "The Beggar Student" on June 1, 1905)

White and blue, Mar. 27, 1908: p. 198 (University Opera Company)

White and blue, May 15, 1908: p. 273 (B.Y.U. Opera Company)

Deseret evening news, May 23, 1908: p. 15 (Brigham Young University Opera Company; produced opera "Boccaccio")

Inter-Mountain Republican, May 30, 1909: p. 2 (Brigham Young University Opera Company; B.Y.U. opera company; famous in the intermountain west; produced opera "The Beggar Student"; under direction of A.C. Lund)

White and blue, May 27, 1910: p. 251 (B.Y.U. opera company; produced opera "Maritana")

Banyan, 1911: p. 196 (operas presented annually under the direction of Prof. Anthony C. Lund)

The crisis, Aug. 1914: p. 163 (Brigham Young University Opera Company; produced "The Sun Dance" at Salt Lake City Theatre)

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