Minnesota Opera - Minneapolis | 19 January 2021 |
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FlightMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Despite its comic flights, Minnesota Opera production is grounded in real-world issues |
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘Flight’ does moody loop-de-loops |
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Il barbiere di SivigliaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Extraordinary The Barber of Seville entertains with comedic delights |
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Vaudeville 'Barber of Seville' goes for laughs at Minnesota Opera |
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ElektraMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
MN Opera's scintillating Elektra opens exceptional 2019-2020 season |
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A daring ‘Elektra’ at Minnesota Opera |
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘Elektra’ takes the tragedy to cinematic heights |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Elektra' is a bold re-imagining for the modern age |
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La TraviataMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
MN Opera portrays sacrifices for love in magnificent La Traviata |
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Everything wrong with Minnesota Opera’s La Traviata |
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Strongly sung Traviata makes waves at the Ordway |
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The FixMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera's memorable The Fix composes requiem for the American dream |
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The opposite sox |
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘The Fix’ swings for the mythical and misses |
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Timely The Fix |
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Il cappello di paglia di FirenzeMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera sends an early valentine filled with warmth to the Twin Cities |
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Minnesota Opera delivers shallow, hollow 'Italian Straw Hat' |
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘Italian Straw Hat’ is fast-paced, farcical fun |
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Silent NightMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
‘Silent Night’ opera makes triumphant return |
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War opera speaks powerfully in Minnesota Opera revival |
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La rondineMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera’s ‘La Rondine’ brings the love to Paris and Puccini |
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ThaïsMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Excess and glitter in Thaïs |
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The Minnesota Opera stages Thaïs, a bright star in Massenet’s galaxy of women |
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Minnesota Opera's strong cast, staging lighten Massenet's unsettling 'Thais' |
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Minnesota Opera’s “Thais” is a triumph in music, dance and design |
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RigolettoMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Who’s laughing now? |
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What goes around comes around – Minnesota Opera’s powerful “Rigoletto” |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Rigoletto' offers scorching take on politics, patriarchy and power |
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Marvelous music dispels the darkness in Minnesota Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ |
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Dead Man WalkingMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Arrestingly effective |
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ traverses tough terrain |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Dead Man Walking' soars with emotion, excellent singing |
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Le nozze di FigaroMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Mozart's 'Figaro' is more relevant than ever |
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Reignite your love of Mozart at Minnesota Opera’s “Figaro” |
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Don PasqualeMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera Don Pasquale “goes Hollywood” |
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Brilliant music, inconsistent tone in Don Pasquale |
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Donizetti's classic comedy gets a satisfying Hollywood-inspired update |
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Music holds its own in Minnesota Opera’s amazing staging of ‘Don Pasquale’ |
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La bohèmeMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Patchy La Bohème shines through |
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Minnesota Opera trims the excesses for an emotionally convincing 'La Bohème' |
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Minnesota Opera’s “La Boheme” transports to Paris via love and youthful energy |
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Dinner at EightMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Depression-era Manhattan sets tempo for Minnesota Opera's 'Dinner at Eight' |
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Dinner at Eight‘s splendid comic melodrama |
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Bolcom’s “Dinner at Eight” has a mixed premiere at Minnesota Opera |
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L'arbore di DianaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera’s ‘Diana’s Garden’ imperfect but enjoyable |
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Minnesota Opera plants 'Diana's Garden' in 1950s America |
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Das RheingoldMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera presents a Rheingold that works on every level |
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Das Rheingold glitters, commands |
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A Wagner piece, extra long, at Minnesota Opera? Surprising, and worth it |
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Minnesota Opera goes bold and big for its 'Rheingold' |
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Roméo et JulietteMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Suffused with roses |
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In Minnesota Opera’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ you can’t feel the love (or the hate) |
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The ShiningMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() |
As an opera, "The Shining" knows it's good to be King |
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The Shining = brilliant psychodrama |
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Minnesota Opera's 'The Shining' world premiere is scary, entertaining |
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At MN Opera's 'The Shining,' have a Redrum and try to relax |
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Spine-chilling and superb |
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'Shining' opera premiere is scary good |
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ToscaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Sumptuous Tosca muddles imagery, makes out musically |
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Three leads power Minnesota Opera’s ‘Tosca’ |
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Kelly Kaduce steps vividly into title role of Minnesota Opera's 'Tosca' |
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RusalkaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Dreamy 'Rusalka' is catch of the day |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Rusalka' saved by dance and design |
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Kelly Kaduce is luminous in the title role |
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Lush Rusalka delights |
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Die ZauberflöteMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Film, opera merge in 'Magic Flute' |
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'Magic Flute' is inventive fun, even if it doesn't make sense |
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The rambunctious multimedia production is heavy on laughs, but faithful to Mozart’s spirit |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute' thrilling, even as a rerun |
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Ariadne auf NaxosMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Bringing it all back home with 'Ariadne' |
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‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ offers epic fun |
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The Strauss opera has a contemporary setting and plenty of bumptious humor |
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Basic flaw limits 'Ariadne auf Naxos' |
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5Q: Ariadne auf Naxos
Acclaimed soprano Amber Wagner makes her long-awaited Minnesota Opera debut as Ariadne, one of her signature roles.
Acclaimed soprano Amber Wagner makes her long-awaited Minnesota Opera debut as Ariadne, one of her signature roles.
CarmenMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera's "Carmen" heats up the Ordway |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Carmen' is disappointing |
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Minnesota Opera shifts story to '70s, and it soars |
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The Manchurian CandidateMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera offers compelling premiere based on classic Cold War thriller |
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"The Manchurian Candidate" infiltrates, conquers at Minnesota Opera |
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Commie dearest |
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Attention, Pulitzer board: Minnesota has another contender |
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Cold story, not enough chills |
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‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ eagerly awaited, has premiere in St. Paul |
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A brainwashed baritone |
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'The Manchurian Candidate' is another winner for Minnesota Opera |
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'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.
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'amoreMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Cabell shines in Minnesota Opera's 'Elixir' |
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Minnesota Opera's "The Elixir of Love" has body, pipes |
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Minnesota Opera charms with 'The Elixir of Love' |
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'The Elixir of Love' is a merry mixture |
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Hansel und GretelMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera puts a sweet spin on "Hansel and Gretel" |
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'Hansel and Gretel' at Minnesota Opera brings Grimm-ness |
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Dark yet delicious |
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La fanciulla del WestMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera puts on Puccini with "La fanciulla del West" |
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'La Fanciulla del West' worth a look and a listen |
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Die ZauberflöteMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute' goes Hollywood |
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Assessing the multimedia version of 'The Magic Flute' |
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Surprise, surrealism, silliness abound in Minnesota Opera's 'Magic Flute' |
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The Dream of ValentinoMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
A Valentino not worth fighting over |
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Tales of Hollywood glamor and scandal |
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'Valentino' finds ideal tenor in Valenti |
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Sounding the depths of 'The Dream of Valentino' |
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'Valentino' has the makings of a great opera |
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Dominick Argento's revised 'Valentino' is a triumph for Minnesota Opera |
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MacbethMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
More fire and brimstone needed in 'Macbeth' |
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Minnesota Opera's dark chiller thrills |
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ArabellaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Jacquelyn Wagner a true Strauss heroine in 'Arabella' |
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Minnesota Opera gets the mix just right |
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Manon LescautMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera captures Puccini's passion |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Manon' rocks |
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TurandotMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
'Turandot' leaves some riddles unanswered |
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Minnesota Opera concludes its 50th season with Turandot |
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Visuals rule in Minnesota Opera's 'Turandot' |
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The score’s problems are gratifyingly “solved” in a meticulous new Minnesota Opera production |
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HamletMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Opera's 'Hamlet' has modern tweaks and fabulous voices |
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DoubtMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
Intrigue’s shadow in a church |
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The Minnesota Opera’s revisit of the Pulitzer Prize winning play has moments of promise, but never quite works |
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Operatic venue enhances dramatic power of 'Doubt' |
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No ‘Doubt’ about it: Minnesota Opera stages compelling adaptation of Shanley play |
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Complex Minnesota Opera production is simply impressive |
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Anna BolenaMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Trilogy ends on high note |
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'Anna' for all the ages |
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NabuccoMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
New life for 'Nabucco' |
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Minnesota Opera's 'Nabucco' is colorful and superbly sung |
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Madama ButterflyMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
A remarkable 'Madame Butterfly' |
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'Madame Butterfly' a tragic tale, beautifully sung |
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Lucia di LammermoorMinnesota OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Young singer shines in Minnesota Opera's 'Lucia' |
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