Director’s Notes: La Bohème
La bohème is one of the most loved and popular pieces of the operatic canon, a piece about the heartbreaking love story of Mimì and Rodolfo, the turbulent relationship of ...
BLOG: Connections between La bohème and Rent
La bohème, which was originally based on Henri Murger’s novel Scènes de la vie Bohème (Scenes from the bohemian life), features a sweeping, romantic score and timeless storyline that have ...
Honoring the Process
Operas that are hundreds of years old were written not only to reflect the human condition, but were also reflective of a shared culture at a point in time long ...
BLOG: Talking Trouble in Tahiti with Joseph Li
Finding Bernstein’s Compositional Style in Trouble in Tahiti Trouble in Tahiti, the first portion of Minnesota Opera’s double bill evening at the Luminary Arts Center, has been referred to as ...
Letter from Ryan Taylor
Dear Friends, As our 60th Anniversary Season draws to a close, I want to share an update with you. We are pleased to announce we have successfully concluded our negotiations ...
Kao Kalia Yang’s works at the Luminary—on stage and in partnership with Twin Cities book retailers
Minnesota Opera is happy to be collaborating with local independent booksellers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for the upcoming production of The Song Poet, a memoir by Kao Kalia Yang ...
MN OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2023–2024 SEASON
MN Opera’s 61st season includes three new productions at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and a double bill performance at the Luminary Arts Center. Season features a fully ...
Letter from Ryan Taylor
Dear Friends, I hope you are having a good start to the New Year. As we get into the full swing of 2023, I want to share an update on ...
Letter from Lee Bynum
Dear Minnesota Opera Community, It is with mixed emotions that I announce my departure from Minnesota Opera, effective January 13, 2023. After much consideration, my husband and I have decided ...
5 Reasons to See The Anonymous Lover
Yours truly. For the first time ever, Minnesota Opera presents The Anonymous Lover, an opera written in 1780 by the groundbreaking Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. This comic romance about ...