PREVIEW: Opera on the Lake Returns with The Merry Widow

by Amy Donahue -

Opera singer, director, and arts visionary Anne Wieben (standing) performing with the Opera on the Lake company at an outdoor concert at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in July 2021. COVID-19 has barely slowed Anne Wieben down. As theatres around the world shuttered, the Minnesota native and opera singer went about finding

REVIEW: Soultastic Booker T. Jones (The Dakota)

by Brian Bix -

Soul legend Booker T. Jones performed last night at The Dakota in Minneapolis, MN. The label "living legend" is often just a cliché or a vast overstatement, but this was not the case last night at The Dakota. After all, the featured performer, Booker T. Jones, was inducted into the Rock

INTERVIEW: Composer-Pianist Michael Cain and the Sounds of Summer

by Basil Considine -

Pianist-composer Michael Cain with bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Kevin Washington. As the Michael Cain Trio, the ensemble performs at the Water Works in Minneapolis this Saturday, July 9 at 3 PM. It's summer time in the Twin Cities, which means freely flowing local brews, endless barbecue, and outdoor music concerts.

INTERVIEW: Carin Bratlie Wethern of Theatre Pro Rata

by Basil Considine -

Some of Artistic Director Carin Bratlie Wethern's notes for Theatre Pro Rata's 2022 hit production of Sarah Ruhl's Orlando. In a 2011 article for The Guardian, Lyn Gardner asked, "Why do some arts organizations survive and thrive while others wither and die?" This was not idle speculation: coming in the aftermath

REVIEW: Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet (Crooners Supper Club)

by Brian Bix -

The many faces of American jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer Joe Lovano with trumpeter Dave Douglas, pianist Leonardo Genovese, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Rudy Royston. Playing as the Sound Prints quintet, the five musicians officially kicked off this year's Twin Cities Jazz Festival on Friday. On June 23, Joe

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