Student Dress Rehearsals

Let your students (grades 6-12) experience the power, beauty and thrill of live opera by bringing them to a Student Dress Rehearsal. Every production is fully staged with soloists, chorus, and orchestra, and takes place at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on Thursdays at 11am, with a pre-show talk at 10am. 

Once you have registered for an 11am Student Dress Rehearsal, your email confirmation will contain a link to optionally register for the 10am pre-show talk. Seating for these talks is limited and reservations are first come, first served.

 In an effort to remove financial barriers to schools, Minnesota Opera will be offering entrance to the Student Dress Rehearsals at NO COST.

Registration is required and closes 1 week prior to the event.

Upcoming Student Dress Rehearsals

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr*

Thursday October 29, 2026
at 11am | Pre-show talk at 10am

Music by Kamala Sankaram, Libretto by Minita Gandhi

REGISTRATION FORM

Registration closes October 22.

*Based upon the BOOM! Studios graphic novel, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V. and Filipe Andrade. Adapted through special arrangement with BOOM! Studios. The Many Deaths of Laila Starr is ™ & © 2022 Ram V

Ariodante

Thursday March 11, 2027
at 11am | Pre-show talk at 10am

Music by George Frideric Handel, Libretto by Antonio Salvi after Ludovico Ariosto 

REGISTRATION FORM

Registration closes March 4, 2027.

Falstaff

Thursday May 6, 2027
at 11am | Pre-show talk at 10am

Music by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Arrigo Boito 

REGISTRATION FORM

Registration Closes April 29, 2027.


Location:
Ordway Music Theater
345 Washington St,
St Paul, MN 55102

If you have any questions, or if further information is needed, please contact Kari Heistad at [email protected].


STUDENT GROUPS

If a Student Dress Rehearsal doesn’t fit into your schedule, attend a regular performance using the student group rate of $20 per student. This offer, for Student Groups of 10 or more (one teacher/ten students), is subject to availability. This is a great way to secure your seats to performances that will definitely sell out.

For more information or to purchase 
Student Group tickets, call the Ticket Office at 612-333-6669.

MN Opera celebrates and thanks the Twin Cities Opera Guild as long-time sponsors of Student Dress Rehearsals, bringing thousands of students, like yourselves, into the Ordway to experience the joy, power, and excitement of opera. 

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