This four-week series takes a deep dive into Pagliacci— the final MN Opera production of the season. We’ll explore the opera through a theatrical, musical, and historical lens. Participants are invited to attend the Student Dress Rehearsal for Pagliacci on May 7 at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

Locations:

April 21, 28, May 12 at Lyngblomsten Apartments Dining Room, 1455 Almond Ave, St Paul, MN 55108

May 5 at Lyngblomsten Care Center Community Room, 1415 Almond Ave, St Paul, MN 55108

No registration required. For more information, contact Nicole Buchholz, Director of Lifelong Learning & the Arts at Lyngblomsten, at (651) 632-5459 or [email protected].

Language: Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.

Run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes with one intermission.

Content Warning: sexual assault, gun violence, intimate partner violence

Content Advisory: Act I of this production depicts an attempted sexual assault. Act II of this production depicts a murder of two characters by gunshot, witnessed by children.

Join us 60 minutes prior to each show for a free, fun, and informative half-hour session which includes an overview of the characters and music, historical and cultural context for the opera and highlights to watch for during the show.

No cost or registration necessary. A ticket to the performance of Pagliacci is required to enter the Ordway.

The show must go on, but how? For Canio and his traveling troupe, painted smiles and colorful costumes belie infidelity and betrayal. The façade is shattered when a hidden affair is revealed and a lighthearted night at the theater gives way to jealousy, suspicion, and ultimately violence. As the line between performance and reality blurs and the drama onstage begins to mirror the turmoil offstage, Pagliacci begs the question—does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?

Estimated Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes with 1 intermission.

Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.

Content Warning: sexual assault, gun violence, intimate partner violence, self harm

Content Advisory: Act I of this production depicts an attempted sexual assault. Act II of this production depicts a murder of two characters by gunshot, witnessed by children, as well as suggestion of self harm.

Minnesota Opera welcomes university and college students to a special night at the Ordway with 2 ways to save BIG on tickets for the Thursday, May 14th performance of Pagliacci! If you are among the first 50 students to register, your ticket is free! Once 50 are claimed, you can still enjoy $20 tickets by using the same code – a 40% discount from regular pricing! Be sure to stop by our University Night table to check in and receive your concessions voucher!

FREE for first 50 registrants. $20 for additional registrants.

An opera for babies! This work, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Opera, and MN Opera, was composed with children ages 0-2 in mind. The production, performed annually at the Flint Hills Family Festival, invites audiences into an expanding and contracting world, immersing them in parachutes’ movements, and inviting them to explore the physical and metaphorical possibilities of breath. 

Tickets are $8.