By chance, both Argento’s first and latest works to be performed in October
On Sunday William Schrickel will conduct “Ode to the West Wind” 58 years after it was written. A week later, VocalEssence will perform “Seasons.”
Michael Anthony
Memories flow as Brave New Workshop veterans celebrate a move (or two)
Satire, for one reason or another, found an audience in a town where the prevailing view, at least among ubiquitous Lutherans, was that it’s not nice to poke fun at people.
At 86, Argento looks forward to premiere of his revised ‘Valentino’
“I feel like I’m going to be seeing this for the first time,” the composer said of the shorter, newly conceived production.
Skrowaczewski at 90: He’s conducting ‘homecoming’ concerts — and being treated to ‘Stanislove’
“He is a pure artist, an idealistic model. There aren’t a lot of those in classical music today.”
Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra: He was the right man at the right time
It was clear from the start that Osmo Vänskä knew what he was doing. Probably the bottom line of his success here was his tenacity.
Tension is palpable as Minnesota Orchestra decision points loom
There are glimmers of hope, but the prospects appear bleak, and frustration and anger abound.
Jeanne Peterson, Peggy Lee … and a flood of memories
Jeanne had as big a career as a musician can have in local radio — 22 years at WCCO in the days of variety shows with singers backed up by orchestras, all of it live.
Coppock on SPCO: ‘The first thing is to restore confidence in the artistic enterprise’
Of Mayor Chris Coleman’s role in resolving the lockout, Coppock said, “He held their feet to the fire. It was a really impressive display of community leadership.”
Exploring ‘Doubt’ — a play, a film, and now an opera
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.
Whatever happened to the campaign song?
Who hears voices raised in full-glottal abandon praising the virtues of these eager public servants (alphabetically), Obama and Romney?
Maria Schneider on composing, her CDs, the SPCO — and her Windom roots
Maria Schneider, who has been called “the foremost big-band composer of her generation,” is recording and performing this week with the SPCO.
Minnesota Opera at 50: Thriving, with an engaging, auspicious ‘Nabucco’
Though there have been bumps in the road over the years, Minnesota Opera seems to have proved that a company can thrive without always playing it safe.
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