The Minnesota Opera with the LA Opera Presents THE MAGIC FLUTE, 4/12-27
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 7, 2014
Minnesota Opera is pleased to announce its co-production of a dynamic and engaging staging of Mozart's The Magic Flute with LA Opera. Mozart's masterful comedy about love, truth and the pursuit of enlightenment is richly reimagined in this boundary-busting production. Connecting the tale's enduring meaning with modern metaphor, this extraordinary staging combines live performance and film animation to delve deeply into the opera's surreal magic, odd characters and crazy love.
Minnesota Opera Opens Premiere of
MANON LESCAUT Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 21, 2013
Minnesota Opera is pleased to announce its season opening, in which the irresistible lure of money seduces the beautiful Manon, triggering her downfall. But true love is her redemption in this soulful opera by the composer of La bohème, Madame Butterfly andTurandot. Manon Lescaut was Puccini's third opera and his first major success. Defending his work against another opera based on the 1731 novel by the Abbé Prévost, Puccini said, “Manon is a heroine I believe in, and therefore she cannot fail to win the hearts of the public. Why shouldn't there be two operas about Manon? A woman like Manon can have more than one lover.” He added, “Massenet feels it as a Frenchman, with powder and minuets. I shall feel it as an Italian, with a desperate passion.”
Minnesota Opera Presents Premiere of
Manon Lescaut, 9/21
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 30, 2013
Minnesota Opera is pleased to announce its season opening, in which the irresistible lure of money seduces the beautiful Manon, triggering her downfall. But true love is her redemption in this soulful opera by the composer of La bohème, Madame Butterfly andTurandot. Manon Lescaut was Puccini's third opera and his first major success. Defending his work against another opera based on the 1731 novel by the Abbé Prévost, Puccini said, “Manon is a heroine I believe in, and therefore she cannot fail to win the hearts of the public. Why shouldn't there be two operas about Manon? A woman like Manon can have more than one lover.” He added, “Massenet feels it as a Frenchman, with powder and minuets. I shall feel it as an Italian, with a desperate passion.”
Minnesota Opera Announces Updates to 2013-14 Season
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 21, 2013
Minnesota Opera is pleased to announce casting updates for the 2013–2014 season, which boasts three company premieres and five productions new to Minnesota audiences. Based on anticipated demand, the boundary-busting production of The Magic Flutewill receive nine performances. Other season highlights include James Valenti starring in the premiere of a revised The Dream of Valentino by Dominick Argento as part of Minnesota Opera's New Works Initiative; Kelly Kaduce in an opulent production of Puccini's soulful Manon Lescaut; Jacquelyn Wagner, Elizabeth Futral, Brian Jagde and Craig Irvin in a stylish production of Strauss' romantic comedy, Arabella; and Verdi's chilling take on the Shakespearean thriller, Macbeth, starring Brenda Harris and Greer Grimsley. Minnesota Opera is also pleased to announce the roster for the 2013–2014 Resident Artist Program, as well as unveil a new website.
Donna Lynne Champlin's Finishing The Hat: Attend The Tales
by Michael Dale
- Feb 15, 2007
With the skill of a seasoned physical comic and the wry sense of humor of someone who has been there and back, Donna Lynne Champlin's cabaret debut tells us of career misadventures, disappointing boyfriends and freakishly odd personal experiences without ever seeming self-indulgent.
Flight Of The Lawnchair Man: Let's Go Flying
by Michael Dale
- Oct 1, 2006
Start with the gentle humor and imagination of a James Thurber, combine it with a mixture of hip and cute reminiscent of Charles Schulz and propel it with the humanistic passion of Frank Capra and you'll find yourself in the crazy and charming world of this off-the-wall musical
Flight of the Lawnchair Man Lands at NYMF Concert, 9/11
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 10, 2006
Flight of the Lawnchair Man lands at the Virgin Megastore Times Square on Monday, September 11, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. to offer a free, public performance from the new show soon to play the New York Musical Theatre Festival
Photo Flash: NYMF's Flight of the Lawnchair Man
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 6, 2006
The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present the New York premiere of Flight of the Lawnchair Man, starring Donna Lynne Champlin, beginning September 13
Champlin, Etc. Set for Flight of the Lawnchair Man at NYMF
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 24, 2006
The New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Link presentation of The Flight of the Lawnchair Man, playing from September 13th through 18th, will reunite its 2005 Goodspeed Opera cast--including Sweeney Todd's Donna Lynne Champlin--as well as much of its creative team
2006 NYMF Festival Announces 'Next Link' Selections
by BWW News Desk
- May 22, 2006
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's Next Link Project, to be presented as part of the third-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 10 through October 1, 2006.
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