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April 8, 2026

"Messiah" tickets are going fast

Don’t miss this beautiful Easter story

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Director and creator Clara Hurtado Lee’s beautiful adaptation of Dr. Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye’s inspiring life will leave you transformed.

This is Händel’s Messiah as you have never seen it before—fully theatricalized with live orchestra, choir, professional soloists, dancers, projections, lighting, costumes, sound design, and set in the beautiful Rose Wagner Black Box theater.

Director Clara shares her creative vision

Please join us this Friday, April 10 at 7:30pm for an experience you will never forget.

Tickets

Starring:

Alyssa Liu Bryner as Melissa Inouye (soprano soloist)

Jin-Xiang Yu as Susan Lew Inouye (alto soloist)

Thomas Glenn as Joseph McMullin (tenor soloist)

Bennett Chew as Charles Ichiro Inouye (bass soloist)

Conductor: Dr. Brandon Horrocks

Director and Creator: Clara Hurtado Lee

Choreographer: Alicia Ross

Chorus Master: Kameron Kavanaugh

Lighting Design: Riley Russell

Costumes: Paige Wilson

Behind the Scenes video

Tickets are here, and they are going fast for this one-night-only performance

Thank you to our partners and sponsors who have made this production possible:

Kathie and Chuck Horman

FemDanceCo

Sound of Ages Choir

Salt Lake City Arts Council

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks

Utah Arts and Museums

Lisa Clayton

St Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Orchestra at Temple Square

Faith Matters

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