Utah Opera's 2024-2025 Season - Sweeney Todd

With Stephen Sondheim's masterful lyrics and a score that echoes the rhythm of a classic horror film, Utah Opera brings you the dark allure of the haunting Sweeney Todd. Venture into the shadows of London's cobblestone streets, where revenge becomes a dish served scorching hot, and the demon of Fleet Street awaits his reckoning.

About Utah Opera's Sweeney Todd

In the sinister streets of Victorian London, the air is thick with the scent of secrets and the painful melodies, as we diverge in the twisted tale of Sweeney Todd, the vengeful barber with a razor-sharp thirst for justice. In this dark and mysterious classic, Sweeney Todd burns with a fierce desire for retribution against the villainous Judge Turpin. Wrongly exiled, Todd's path collides with the cunning Mrs. Lovett, proprietress of a pie shop with peculiar tastes. Together, they concoct a macabre partnership, with meat pies that satisfy more than just hunger...