In no particular order, here are some of our wish list items for next year's installments of the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Family Fringe: General A return of the Family Fringe. Returning to a child-friendly venue like the Celtic Arts Junction for the Family Fringe. A Fringe Central with contracted arrangements for
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NEWS: Fallout from Classical Music’s Sexual Misconduct Disclosures
Fringe File 2018 #17 – Hanne Appelbaum’s Top 10 Must-Sees
FEATURE: Opera, Sexual Misconduct, and Daylight
This story includes a graphic discussion of sexual assault. One night in July, wigmaster Jolie O’Dell turned out the lights and went to bed. She awoke, she says, to find herself being groped by her house guest, a bass-baritone opera singer named Matthew Stump. Stump masturbated as he fondled her; amidst
REVIEW: It’s the Journey and the Candy in Fellow Travelers (Minnesota Opera)
The cast of Minnesota Opera’s Fellow Travelers. Photo by Dan Norman. Fellow Travelers, a fantastic new opera that opened at the Cowles Center on Saturday, is one of Minnesota Opera's best newer works of recent years. The music is beautiful and interesting, the story fraught with passion and the lure of
NEWS: Jerome Foundation Announces Inaugural Organization Grant Recipients
A photo collage of artists and art funded by the Jerome Foundation. The Jerome Foundation today announced $4,159,500 in grants to 84 arts organizations in Minnesota and New York City. These grants to nonprofit arts organizations comprise inaugural offering of the foundation's new Organization Grants Program. The two-stage application process attracted 254
REVIEW: Excess and Glitter in Thaïs (Minnesota Opera)
Gerard Schneider as Nicias, Kelly Kaduce as Thaïs, and Lucas Meachem as Athanaël with the cast of Thaïs. Photo by Cory Weaver. Sometimes, going to the theatre means checking your attitudes at the door. There's a certain market for pieces that have been edited to be politically correct and/or align with
FEATURE: On the Sweet, Seductive Decadence in Minnesota Opera’s Thaïs
A scene from Jules Massenet and Anatole France's classic opera Thaïs, opening tomorrow at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Cory Weaver. Thaïs opens tomorrow at Minnesota Opera. The opera features some of the most beautiful music ever written, notably the famous Meditation (see below)
BREAKING NEWS: Iowa Soprano 1 of 5 Winners at Met Opera Grand Finals Concert
Soprano Jessica Faselt (right) during the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at Bethel University in March. Photo courtesy of the Met National Council Upper Midwest Region. The votes are in for the final round of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The five winners, chosen based on their performances in the
NEWS: Finalists Announced for Metropolitan Opera’s Annual Talent Search
The finalists for the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. L-R: Carlos Santelli, Ashley Dixon, Jessica Faselt, Gretchen Krupp, Danielle Beckvermit, Emily Misch, Madison Leonard, Megan Grey, and Hongni Wu. New York is heating up, and it's not just the temperature outside. Over the weekend, the Metropolitan Opera wrapped up the