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29 March 2024

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Trouble in Tahiti

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Comic additive helps revive early Bernstein flop ‘Trouble In Tahiti’
23 Mar 24 / Classical Voice North America
A duo of triumphant, heartbreaking, and comical one act operas
14 Mar 24 / Broadway World
Service Provider

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

A genuinely funny comic opera in the Carol Burnett vein
23 Mar 24 / Classical Voice North America
A duo of triumphant, heartbreaking, and comical one act operas
14 Mar 24 / Broadway World
L'elisir d'amore

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 1

“The Elixir of Love” turns back the clock of love at the Minnesota Opera
31 Jan 24 / Lavender
Cruzar la Cara de la Luna

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Every cast member shone in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna
1 Dec 23 / Lavender
An enriching cultural experience
11 Nov 23 / Broadway World
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Cruzar La Cara De La Luna’ speaks to the Mexican immigration experience
6 Nov 23 / Pioneer Press
Don Giovanni

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Minnesota Opera stages a disquieting Don Giovanni
8 May 23 / Pioneer Press
The Song Poet

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Minnesota Opera's groundbreaking 'Song Poet' uneven but powerful
11 Mar 23 / Minnesota Star Tribune
In Minnesota Opera’s sold-out premiere of ‘The Song Poet,’ Hmong American story is told
11 Mar 23 / Pioneer Press
La fille du régiment

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Minnesota Opera opens its season with the uproariously funny 'Daughter of the Regiment'
7 Feb 23 / Minnesota Star Tribune
A light showcase of virtuosity
7 Feb 23 / Pioneer Press
Love is a battlefield
7 Feb 23 / Broadway World
Rinaldo

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

A spellbinding adventure
29 Nov 22 / Broadway World
Minnesota Opera's finely sung 'Rinaldo' opens the new Luminary Arts Center
26 Nov 22 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Edward Tulane

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Minnesota Opera's 'Edward Tulane' delights with evocative music, dazzling visuals and heart
11 Oct 22 / Minnesota Star Tribune
The story and the music were captivatingly sung by exceptional singers and great actors
10 Oct 22 / Broadway World
Carmen

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Stunning vocal performances fill Minnesota Opera’s ‘Carmen’ with desolate passion
18 May 22 / Pioneer Press
Sultry, bold, daring
13 May 22 / Broadway World
Bursting with color and rich with meaning, Minnesota Opera's 'Carmen' is an affair to remember
12 May 22 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Stunning vocal performances fill Minnesota Opera’s ‘Carmen’ with desolate passion
9 May 22 / Recently Heard
The Anonymous Lover

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Minnesota Opera makes a slapstick return to the stage with 'The Anonymous Lover'
10 Feb 22 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera’s colorful ‘Anonymous Lover’ goes big with silly romance, splendid music
7 Feb 22 / Pioneer Press
Flight

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Despite its comic flights, Minnesota Opera production is grounded in real-world issues
30 Jan 20 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Flight’ does moody loop-de-loops
28 Jan 20 / Pioneer Press
Il barbiere di Siviglia

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Extraordinary The Barber of Seville entertains with comedic delights
13 Nov 19 / Broadway World
Vaudeville 'Barber of Seville' goes for laughs at Minnesota Opera
11 Nov 19 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Elektra

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

MN Opera's scintillating Elektra opens exceptional 2019-2020 season
22 Oct 19 / Broadway World
A daring ‘Elektra’ at Minnesota Opera
11 Oct 19 / MinnPost
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Elektra’ takes the tragedy to cinematic heights
8 Oct 19 / Pioneer Press
Minnesota Opera's 'Elektra' is a bold re-imagining for the modern age
7 Oct 19 / Minnesota Star Tribune
La Traviata

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

MN Opera portrays sacrifices for love in magnificent La Traviata
11 May 19 / Broadway World
Everything wrong with Minnesota Opera’s La Traviata
7 May 19 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Strongly sung Traviata makes waves at the Ordway
6 May 19 / Minnesota Star Tribune
The Fix

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Minnesota Opera's memorable The Fix composes requiem for the American dream
21 Mar 19 / Broadway World
The opposite sox
19 Mar 19 / parterre box
Minnesota Opera’s ‘The Fix’ swings for the mythical and misses
18 Mar 19 / Pioneer Press
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Minnesota Opera sends an early valentine filled with warmth to the Twin Cities
30 Jan 19 / Broadway World
Minnesota Opera delivers shallow, hollow 'Italian Straw Hat'
29 Jan 19 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Italian Straw Hat’ is fast-paced, farcical fun
28 Jan 19 / Pioneer Press
Silent Night

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

‘Silent Night’ opera makes triumphant return
15 Nov 18 / MinnPost
War opera speaks powerfully in Minnesota Opera revival
12 Nov 18 / Minnesota Star Tribune
La rondine

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 1

Minnesota Opera’s ‘La Rondine’ brings the love to Paris and Puccini
8 Oct 18 / Pioneer Press
Thaïs

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Excess and glitter in Thaïs
29 May 18 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
The Minnesota Opera stages Thaïs, a bright star in Massenet’s galaxy of women
21 May 18 / Bachtrack
Minnesota Opera's strong cast, staging lighten Massenet's unsettling 'Thais'
14 May 18 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera’s “Thais” is a triumph in music, dance and design
14 May 18 / Pioneer Press
Rigoletto

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Who’s laughing now?
24 Mar 18 / The Growler
What goes around comes around – Minnesota Opera’s powerful “Rigoletto”
23 Mar 18 / Lavender Magazine
Minnesota Opera's 'Rigoletto' offers scorching take on politics, patriarchy and power
19 Mar 18 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Marvelous music dispels the darkness in Minnesota Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’
19 Mar 18 / Pioneer Press
Dead Man Walking

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Arrestingly effective
2 Feb 18 / Bachtrack
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ traverses tough terrain
30 Jan 18 / Pioneer Press
Minnesota Opera's 'Dead Man Walking' soars with emotion, excellent singing
30 Jan 18 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Le nozze di Figaro

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Mozart's 'Figaro' is more relevant than ever
19 Nov 17 / The Post Bulletin
Reignite your love of Mozart at Minnesota Opera’s “Figaro”
13 Nov 17 / Pioneer Press
Don Pasquale

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Minnesota Opera Don Pasquale “goes Hollywood”
17 Oct 17 / Bachtrack
Brilliant music, inconsistent tone in Don Pasquale
13 Oct 17 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Donizetti's classic comedy gets a satisfying Hollywood-inspired update
10 Oct 17 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Music holds its own in Minnesota Opera’s amazing staging of ‘Don Pasquale’
9 Oct 17 / Pioneer Press
La bohème

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Patchy La Bohème shines through
13 May 17 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Minnesota Opera trims the excesses for an emotionally convincing 'La Bohème'
9 May 17 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera’s “La Boheme” transports to Paris via love and youthful energy
8 May 17 / Pioneer Press
Dinner at Eight

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Depression-era Manhattan sets tempo for Minnesota Opera's 'Dinner at Eight'
19 Mar 17 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Dinner at Eight‘s splendid comic melodrama
19 Mar 17 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Bolcom’s “Dinner at Eight” has a mixed premiere at Minnesota Opera
17 Mar 17 / Chicago Classical Review
L'arbore di Diana

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Minnesota Opera’s ‘Diana’s Garden’ imperfect but enjoyable
23 Jan 17 / Pioneer Press
Minnesota Opera plants 'Diana's Garden' in 1950s America
23 Jan 17 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Das Rheingold

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Minnesota Opera presents a Rheingold that works on every level
22 Nov 16 / Bachtrack
Das Rheingold glitters, commands
16 Nov 16 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
A Wagner piece, extra long, at Minnesota Opera? Surprising, and worth it
14 Nov 16 / Pioneer Press
Minnesota Opera goes bold and big for its 'Rheingold'
14 Nov 16 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Roméo et Juliette

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Suffused with roses
28 Sep 16 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
In Minnesota Opera’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ you can’t feel the love (or the hate)
26 Sep 16 / Pioneer Press
The Shining

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 6

As an opera, "The Shining" knows it's good to be King
17 May 16 / Denver Post
The Shining = brilliant psychodrama
12 May 16 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Minnesota Opera's 'The Shining' world premiere is scary, entertaining
11 May 16 / MinnPost
At MN Opera's 'The Shining,' have a Redrum and try to relax
10 May 16 / Minnesota Public Radio
Spine-chilling and superb
10 May 16 / Pioneer Press
'Shining' opera premiere is scary good
10 May 16 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Tosca

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Sumptuous Tosca muddles imagery, makes out musically
18 Mar 16 / Twin Cities Arts Reader
Three leads power Minnesota Opera’s ‘Tosca’
15 Mar 16 / Pioneer Press
Kelly Kaduce steps vividly into title role of Minnesota Opera's 'Tosca'
14 Mar 16 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Rusalka

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Dreamy 'Rusalka' is catch of the day
1 Feb 16 / The Post Bulletin
Minnesota Opera's 'Rusalka' saved by dance and design
25 Jan 16 / Pioneer Press
Kelly Kaduce is luminous in the title role
25 Jan 16 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Die Zauberflöte

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Film, opera merge in 'Magic Flute'
20 Nov 15 / The Post Bulletin
'Magic Flute' is inventive fun, even if it doesn't make sense
17 Nov 15 / Minnesota Public Radio
The rambunctious multimedia production is heavy on laughs, but faithful to Mozart’s spirit
16 Nov 15 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute' thrilling, even as a rerun
16 Nov 15 / Pioneer Press
Ariadne auf Naxos

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Bringing it all back home with 'Ariadne'
4 Oct 15 / The Post Bulletin
‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ offers epic fun
30 Sep 15 / The Examiner
The Strauss opera has a contemporary setting and plenty of bumptious humor
28 Sep 15 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Basic flaw limits 'Ariadne auf Naxos'
28 Sep 15 / Pioneer Press
5Q: Ariadne auf Naxos
Acclaimed soprano Amber Wagner makes her long-awaited Minnesota Opera debut as Ariadne, one of her signature roles.
Carmen

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Minnesota Opera's "Carmen" heats up the Ordway
6 May 15 / Daily Planet
Minnesota Opera's 'Carmen' is disappointing
28 Apr 15 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera shifts story to '70s, and it soars
27 Apr 15 / Pioneer Press
The Manchurian Candidate

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 8

Minnesota Opera offers compelling premiere based on classic Cold War thriller
14 Mar 15 / Classical Review
"The Manchurian Candidate" infiltrates, conquers at Minnesota Opera
12 Mar 15 / Daily Planet
Commie dearest
12 Mar 15 / parterre box
Attention, Pulitzer board: Minnesota has another contender
10 Mar 15 / The Post Bulletin
Cold story, not enough chills
10 Mar 15 / Pioneer Press
‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ eagerly awaited, has premiere in St. Paul
10 Mar 15 / New York Times
A brainwashed baritone
10 Mar 15 / Wall Street Journal
'The Manchurian Candidate' is another winner for Minnesota Opera
10 Mar 15 / Minnesota Star Tribune
'Manchurian Candidate’ opera premieres
Take a little brainwashing, add a few political assassinations and stir in a villain evil enough to rival Lady Macbeth. The enduring result is “The Manchurian Candidate,” now an opera.
L'elisir d'amore

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Cabell shines in Minnesota Opera's 'Elixir'
2 Feb 15 / The Birmingham Post
Minnesota Opera's "The Elixir of Love" has body, pipes
28 Jan 15 / Daily Planet
Minnesota Opera charms with 'The Elixir of Love'
27 Jan 15 / Minnesota Star Tribune
'The Elixir of Love' is a merry mixture
26 Jan 15 / Pioneer Press
Hansel und Gretel

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Minnesota Opera puts a sweet spin on "Hansel and Gretel"
7 Nov 14 / Daily Planet
'Hansel and Gretel' at Minnesota Opera brings Grimm-ness
4 Nov 14 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Dark yet delicious
3 Nov 14 / Pioneer Press
La fanciulla del West

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 2

Minnesota Opera puts on Puccini with "La fanciulla del West"
26 Sep 14 / Daily Planet
'La Fanciulla del West' worth a look and a listen
22 Sep 14 / Pioneer Press
Die Zauberflöte

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 3

Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute' goes Hollywood
15 Apr 14 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Assessing the multimedia version of 'The Magic Flute'
15 Apr 14 / The Examiner
Surprise, surrealism, silliness abound in Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute'
15 Apr 14 / Pioneer Press
The Dream of Valentino

Minnesota Opera


No. of reviews: 6

A Valentino not worth fighting over
7 Mar 14 / Wall Street Journal
Tales of Hollywood glamor and scandal
6 Mar 14 / Daily Planet
'Valentino' finds ideal tenor in Valenti
4 Mar 14 / The Post Bulletin
Sounding the depths of 'The Dream of Valentino'
4 Mar 14 / The Examiner
'Valentino' has the makings of a great opera
3 Mar 14 / Pioneer Press
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News & Articles

Minnesota Opera announces its 2024-25 season
Minnesota Opera's 2024-25 season features 'The Barber of Seville,' 'The Snowy Day,' a recital series, and opens Nov. 2 with 'Romeo and Juliet.'
28 Feb 2024 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera brings back 'Carmen,' with former star as director
Bizet will cap the 2021-22 season, split between in-person and online shows.
9 Jun 2021 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera revamps 2020-21 season
The company originally had five operas scheduled between September 2020 and May 2021. None of them will be presented. In lieu of this, the company is presenting a revamped slate.
29 Jul 2020 / OperaWire
Minnesota Opera will bring back 'The Shining' next season
Along with old favorites, the 2020-21 schedule includes Jeanine Tesori's bold new opera "Blue," about a black family torn apart by a police shooting.
19 Feb 2020 / Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota Opera hits better balance for 2019-20 season
Minnesota Opera hits better balance with old favorites, women artists .
20 Feb 2019 / Minnesota Star Tribune