Edward Tulane
For Your GRAMMY Consideration
The Minnesota Opera is thrilled to share that Edward Tulane is up for GRAMMY consideration in three categories:
Opera Recording, Contemporary Classical Composition, and Engineered Album, Classical.
Cast & Creative Team
Learn MoreSynopsis
Read MoreAct One
One Christmas Eve, a young girl named Abilene receives a large stuffed rabbit from her parents as a gift. She instantly falls in love with the rabbit and calls him “Edward Tulane”…
Composer Biography
Learn MoreThrough an illustrious career being equal parts creator and connector, composer Paola Prestini is known both for her “otherworldly…outright gorgeous” music…
Librettist Biography
Learn MoreLibrettist Mark Campbell, whose work has received a Pulitzer Prize and GRAMMY Award, is happy to be premiering his 6th opera with Minnesota Opera…
Director's Notes
Learn MoreBy Eric Simonson
We live in a day and age when some of our leaders are more inclined to inspire division and hostility than encourage love. So it comes as a welcome relief…
Meet the Artist
Learn MoreA Q&A with Jack Swanson
A native of Stillwater, Minnesota, tenor Jack Swanson has been hailed as one of the most exciting and in-demand new opera stars in the world…
A Miraculous Journey
Learn MoreNew to the Operatic Canon
MN Opera’s commitment to creating new work has resulted in a wide variety of unique stories seeing the opera stage for the first time ever…
Digital Program
ProgramCheck out the program for Edward Tulane! Read up on all the people and planning that made this production possible.
Studio Recordings