Benjamin Koppel, an acclaimed Danish saxophonist and composer, has been talking about the idea of a mezzo soprano saxophone for years. His residency at the U School of Music, running from Sunday to Thursday, will finally feature the instrument's world premiere.

Opera, even in its purest, most unpolluted form, is filled with innuendo and smut. Remember, the librettists writing the stories were keen on making people laugh, and some comic operas had as much slapstick as a decent episode of "Saturday Night Live."

Like a guerrilla warrior stalking his prey through the jungle, Stefon Alexander (a.k.a. P.O.S.) spits his lyrical fire from all angles. His flows come out quick and hard, highlighting the aggressive musical style that makes P.O.S. a unique force in rap music.

Apparently Hollywood is completely out of ideas. The studios continually search the shelves of their archives looking for something to dig out and put a fresh spin on8212;no matter whether it still holds up or not.

Red Pulse Magazine gives you The Drop on the latest albums from Lily Allen, Heartless Bastards and the compilation album Ten out of Tenn.

Much has been said about Rourke's tour de force comeback performance as Randy "The Ram" Robinson8212;and that praise is well-deserved8212;but everyone seems to be overlooking another, equally important factor. Darren Aronofsky, director of the harrowing "Requiem for a Dream" and the confusingly beautiful film "The Fountain," has made the best movie of his career so far.

On Feb. 10, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts will debut "Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art." The exhibition, which is on loan from the private collection of John and Marva Warnock, runs through Jan. 3, 2010. Splendid Heritage features 145 objects of artistic and cultural significance relating to the early Plains, Plateau, Great Basin and Northeastern American Indians.

Ever wonder where Dane Cook gets all the material for his stand-up routines? Easy. He steals most of it from talented guys like Louis C.K.

To make things slightly easier, the Utah Symphony is double-billing works by Berlioz, Stravinsky, Mozart and Nielsen with two guest performers. Hugh Wolff will guest conduct the symphony, and guest pianist Peter Serkin will perform Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and Mozart's Concert-rondo for Piano in D Major.

Red Pulse Magazine gives you The Word on what events to catch this week in the area.