PREVIEW: Tina Packer’s Women of Will

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It's not a Valentine, it's not a plane, it's the latest installment of the lauded Women of Substance series at the O'Shaughnessy. On February 4, the noted actor and theatre director Tina Packer takes the stage for Women of Will, a dynamic look at William Shakespeare's varied depictions of women. Although

Minnesota Opera Names New President

by Basil Considine -

Minnesota Opera announced today that Ryan Taylor will become its president and general director, effective May 1, 2016. Taylor joins the company from Arizona Opera, where he currently serves as general director. Taylor is a distinguished singer, director, and artistic administrator – and, as an alumnus of MNOpera's Resident Artist Program,

Picking the Best Choral Pieces, American Idol-Style

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American Idol may be in its last season, but the audience voting method that it popularized to American audiences is alive and well...in choral music? Yes, you read that correctly. YourClassical.org is conducting a poll of Internet audiences' favorite pieces of choral music, with Minneapolis-based VocalEssence to perform the top 15

NEWS: IRS Drops Proposed Donations Rule; Nonprofits Rejoice

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has formally withdrawn proposed new regulations for donations to nonprofits. The proposed regulations would have required nonprofits to retain and provide considerable new documentation for charitable, tax-deductible donations of $250 or more. The rule was opposed by a broad spectrum of nonprofit

RIP: Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)

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Pierre Boulez, one of the most influential figures in Western art music during the 20th century, died January 5 at the age of 90. A Frenchman by birth, he promoted new and avant-garde music across the world as a composer, conductor, pianist, and writer. He earned 26 Grammy Awards, founded and

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