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Artscape

SPCO musicians ratify contract; concerts to resume May 9

By Pamela Espeland | 04/30/13

ALSO: Bill Frisell at the Dakota; MN Opera offers outdoor 'La Boheme'; Merle Haggard coming July 19; and more.

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Artscape

Orchestra lockout updates; Matisse show coming to MIA in 2014

By Pamela Espeland | 04/19/13

ALSO: A spectacular 'Turandot' at MN Opera; Rock the Garden's lineup; ACC Craft show at RiverCentre; Keillor and poetry at Macalester; and more.

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Artscape

SPCO vote expected soon; efforts to save CVA fall short

By Pamela Espeland | 04/12/13

ALSO: Film Festival is under way; MN Opera's 'Turandot' to open; Ibsen Festival in Lanesboro; and more.

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Artscape

Vänskä, musicians reunited for Sibelius concert; 'Venus in Fur' launches Jungle season

By Pamela Espeland | 02/05/13

ALSO: Minnesota Opera's new season; 'MinnAnimate' at the Trylon; Meklit Hadero at the Cedar; and more.

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Artscape

Orchestra-lockout testimony at Capitol; 'Johnny Baseball' and 'Doubt' to open

By Pamela Espeland | 01/25/13

ALSO: SPCO players to perform baroque concertos; a birthday bash at Artists' Quarter; and more.

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Arts & Culture

Exploring 'Doubt' — a play, a film, and now an opera

By Michael Anthony | 01/24/13

Commissioned by Minnesota Opera as part of its seven-year, $7 million New Works Initiative, “Doubt” will open a two-weekend run Saturday at the Ordway Center.

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Artscape

'Nutcracker' sans orchestra; get ready for 'Downton' No. 3

By Pamela Espeland | 12/14/12

ALSO: See MN Opera's "Silent Night" on TPT; watch Christmas movies at the Riverview; and more.

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MinnClips

Minnesota Opera season preview: Donizetti's 'Anna Bolena'

By Tom Nehil | 08/28/12

Starting this November, the Minnesota Opera presents its third installment of Donizetti's Tudor trilogy.

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The Line

Chris Coleman's St. Paul: A city with a scene

By Jon Spayde | 08/24/12

St. Paul's music-loving mayor wants a city with a scene — a dynamic downtown with the special energy that only art and music provide.

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Artscape

O'Neill, Shakespeare, three commissions in Guthrie's next season

By Pamela Espeland | 04/17/12

ALSO: Cheryl Strayed is in town; Northrop Dance's new season; 'Butterfly' at Minnesota Opera; and more.