Christopher McBeth, artistic director of Utah Opera, announced today the 2012-13 line up. Among the four operas are three audience favorites and a Utah premiere.

The three sure fire audience hits are Giuseppe Verdi’s dark Il Trovatore; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s magical Die Zauberflöte; and Gioachino Rossini’s effervescent comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

Daniel Catán

The work receiving its Utah premiere is Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera Florencia en el Amazonas (Florencia in the Amazon). The opera is loosely based on Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera which Catán, who unexpectedly passed away last year at the age of 62, set to a lush and effusive score. Cynthia Clayton will sing the role of Florencia.

Complete cast, conductors and stage directors for each production will be announced at a later date.

Season tickets go on sale Jan. 31 and can be purchased by calling 801-533-6683 or online at www.utahopera.org. Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis. Current Utah Opera season subscribers will receive renewal forms by mail in early February.

Below is the schedule with dates. All performances take place in the Capitol Theatre.

Verdi, Il Trovatore: Oct. 13, 15, 17 and 19 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. (Sung in Italian with English supertitles.)

Catán, Florencia en el Amazonas: Jan. 12, 14, 16 and 18, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 20, 2013, at 2 p.m. (Sung in Spanish with English supertitles.)

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: March 16, 18, 20 and 22, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; March 24, 2013, at 2 p.m. (Sung in German with English supertitles.)

Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: May 11, 13, 15 and 17, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; May 19, 2013, at 2 p.m. (Sung in Italian with English supertitles.)