62:. The founding General Director was tenor Glade Peterson. After Peterson's death in 1990, Anne Ewers was appointed General Director in 1991, with a tenure marked by the casting of younger artists. In 1996–97, the company increased their number of annual productions from three to four. The expanding popularity of the company's performances inspired the growth from a three-production season, to a four-production season beginning in 1996–97. In 2002, the company merged with the Utah Symphony, and Ewers was named as president and CEO. Utah Opera's current artistic director is Christopher McBeth.
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