It's summer in Minnesota, which means it's officially Lake Time. By the lake, in the lake, on the lake – we're not the Land of 10,000 Lakes for nothing. This makes the return of the Opera on the Lake festival to Lake Como this week as natural as sweet corn at

CHS Field at sunset. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Opera. When you hear "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", opera is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Yes, there are opera singers who've sung the national anthem. Over in football land, you might even call the hullabaloo around the

A series of electronic communications related to ex-Opera Theatre of Saint Louis employee Damon Bristo. Scandal hit Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on Tuesday, August 11. One of the company's senior officials, Damon Bristo, had been arrested and charged with child sex trafficking. This was news to the public, but not

The operatic adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining is one of several productions missing in Minnesota Opera's recently retooled 2020-2021 season plans. Photo by Theresa Murray. Minnesota Opera announced today that the company is discarding its 2020-2021 season plans in favor of a retooled outdoor/digital fall season and a still-to-be-announced slate

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

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