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Dual rebirths: Reinvigorated Sommerfest and a redesigned Peavey Plaza
The Minnesota Orchestra’s summer festival opens Saturday at Orchestra Hall — with an updated Peavey Plaza just outside.
Michael Anthony
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Ex-Minnesotan PJ Letofsky’s latest film, on architect Richard Neutra, to be screened at MSPIFF
“Neutra” will be shown Friday at 4:15 p.m. and Saturday at 2:10 p.m. at St. Anthony Main Theatre 3.
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Minnesota Opera’s ‘The Fix’ recounts the World Series scandal of 1919
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson and seven teammates of the Chicago White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. They were acquitted, but barred from professional baseball for life.
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Mary Ann Feldman, longtime MN Orchestra program annotator and speaker, dies at 85
Unofficially, she was also for many years the chief “idea person” at Orchestra Hall. It was she who conceived the notion of a summer festival devoted to the music and personalities of Vienna. The result was the orchestra’s popular Sommerfest.
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Vänskä to step down as Minnesota Orchestra music director in 2022
The Minnesota Orchestra’s annual board meeting also offered a flurry of positive news — increased attendance, successful tours and a balanced budget.
Prince ‘discoverer’ Owen Husney’s new book has some very good Prince stories
Upon meeting Prince Husney thought, “Oh, my God, I’m in love. He was a raw, uncharted talent, an uncut diamond, freshly plucked from the music mines of Minneapolis.”
Music in the Park Series saying goodbye to founder after 39 years
Julie Himmelstrup is a beloved figure in local musical circles. Her stepping down at the age of 81, while it cannot be called unexpected, is a sea change nonetheless.
From Minnesota to Santa Fe: Familiar names animate dazzling Steve Jobs opera
Michael Christie, Minnesota Opera’s music director and chief conductor, presided in the pit. Mark Campbell, frequent Minnesota Opera collaborator, wrote the libretto.
Minnesota Opera’s latest: Bolcom, Campbell transform ‘Dinner at Eight’
“This opera arrives… at a time in this country when we’re all feeling very nervous, not unlike what the characters in this opera were feeling during the Great Depression.”
Neville Marriner’s Minnesota legacy
Marriner changed the sound of the Minnesota Orchestra, and through tours and recordings he raised its profile.
