INTERVIEW: Crystal Manich on Opera, Interrupted Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Tenor Daniel Montenegro in Opera Santa Barbara's March 2020 production of Il Postino (The Postman), which featured projections, lighting, and set design by Tláloc López-Watermann and was directed Crystal Manich. Photo by Zach Medez. There's not normally time for moss to grow in Crystal Manich's schedule. Since taking the reins at
NEWS: Doors Open Minneapolis Photo Contest Arts Lifestyle Visual Arts by Amy Donahue - May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 An excerpt from the Doors Open Minneapolis virtual tour of historic buildings. It's not just the weather that's getting changing. After weeks of self-isolation and streets even emptier than the dead of winter, the Twin Cities are visibly filling with people outside. Masks, yes, and socially distanced, yes, but the springtime
WATCH: The 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music Winner, Angel’s Bone Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 30, 2020May 5, 2020 A still from a 2018 production of Angel's Bone, an opera that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Next week, the Pulitzer Prize committee will announce the winners of some of the most prestigious prizes in music, drama, journalism, and fiction. While you are waiting, however, you can watch a
INTERVIEW: Leslie Vincent on Debut Albums, Making It Through Quarantine, and Puzzle Rooms Arts Music by Basil Considine - April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Art for Minneapolis vocalist Leslie Vincent's debut album. Design by Brittany Ottum. International quarantines and self-isolation directives have brought many things to a halt across the globe. For Minnesotans, however, being forced to stay at home is a seasonal event. Even in these extraordinary times, the urge to create art and
NEWS: Jungle Theater Head Departing for Storied New Jersey Theatre Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 The McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, located on the campus of Princeton University. The Jungle Theater announced a major leadership change today. Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, who has led the theatre in Uptown Minneapolis for the past five years, will leave the company in May to head the McCarter
REVIEW: Shocking Modern Mashup in The Bacchae (Guthrie Theater/SITI Company) Arts Theatre by Dan Reiva - March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The cast of the Guthrie Theater’s presentation of SITI Company’s production of The Bacchae by Euripides. Photo by Dan Norman. Note: Shortly before press, the Guthrie Theater cancelled the remaining performances of The Bacchae due to public health concerns. The Guthrie Theater presents the classical Greek drama The Bacchae by Euripides. The
BREAKING NEWS: SPCO, Guthrie, Latte Da, MN Opera, Children’s Theatre Company, More Suspend Programming Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 13, 2020March 14, 2020 A 17th-century plague doctor wearing a mask equipped with long breathing tubes and spices to drive away foul aromas, which were thought to convey sickness. A host of local arts organizations have cancelled or suspended performances and other programming. The Children's Theatre Company, the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, Saint Paul Chamber
REVIEW: My Fair Lady Tour Still Delights (HTT/Orpheum) Arts Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Shavey Brown, Mark Aldrich, Shereen Ahmed (center), William Michals, and Colin Anderson in the national tour of My Fair Lady. Photo by Joan Marcus. A perfectly “lovely” experience awaits all who attend My Fair Lady at the Orpheum Theatre. Alan Jay Lerner wrote the book and lyrics and Frederick Loewe composed the
REVIEW: Sterling Music Man Marches Back to Town (Channhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Winthrop (Hugo Mallaney) receives a brand-new cornet in Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's The Music Man, now playing in Chanhassen, MN. Photo by Dan Norman. You might wonder what a musical written in 1957 has to say about the present day. Then come the famous lyrics – "Ya got trouble – right here in
VIDEO: Dixie Chicks Return with “Gaslighter” Arts Music by Amy Donahue - March 4, 2020March 8, 2020 A promotional image of the Dixie Chicks. The Dixie Chicks are back! It's been a long time since the Dixie Chicks really made the news. Seventeen years after some on-stage remarks about the U.S. invasion of Iraq sent the band's commercial success into a tailspin, the female trio is back with a