Giacomo Puccini's 'La Boheme' opened this past weekend at Minnesota Opera, and it runs through May 21. There are two Mimis in this production -- Nicole Cabell and Miriam Khalil -- and Classical MPR's Julie Amacher recently sat down with them for a Perf Chat in the Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio.
On Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m., we'll be airing a special broadcast of Puccini's 'La Boheme', live from the Minnesota Opera. We'll celebrate on Morning Glories with music from the great operas of Puccini.
It snows onstage in 'La Boheme,' but that's the least of the sorrows to be borne in Giacomo Puccini's famously weepy classic, which Minnesota Opera has brought to the Ordway in a production that hits all the highs and all the lows.
From Bob Dylan to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, over the years dozens of Minnesotans have been honored by the Recording Academy.
Minnesota Opera has announced its 55th anniversary season, which features the return of several familiar faces, and three operas never before seen on the Minnesota Opera stage.
Sunday, Jan. 22 marks a half-century since Minnesota Public Radio began bringing you classical music on the airwaves. Join Michael Barone and Mindy Ratner as we reflect on where we've been ... and look ahead to where we're going.
There's a reason they call it 'Wagnerian.'
This past Saturday was the opening of Minnesota Opera's production of Wagner's music drama, Das Rheingold. It's an exciting, albeit unusual, undertaking for a company this size. This week on Morning Glories we will hear selections from the Ring Cycle beginning with Das Rheingold.
As the Minnesota Opera's production of 'Das Rheingold' opens, John Michel looks back at the history of Wagner opera performances in the Gopher State.
We're pleased to present, for a limited time, the exclusive opportunity to listen to a recording of the Minnesota Opera's complete production of 'The Shining.'
