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A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA The Final Leg
This three-week journey through central China capped off my 11-month stay in China. After it, I returned to my China home of Zhuhai for two days of preparations, reflection, and final good-byes to all...
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:47 AM
THE NEW FORTY Vive la différence!
It's that time of year again - time to admit that I watch America's Got Talent faithfully all summer long. When I am traveling or unable to watch it live I DVR it. I don't want to miss a single zany, ...
Posted on 6/14/12 at 8:18 PM
NEW PLATEAUS The Final Leg
My 11-month stay in China ended with the three-week journey you've been following me on. This three-week journey ended with a brief bit in the historic city, Xi'an. After this stop, my trek through ...
Posted on 9/28/11 at 11:27 AM
BEMIDJI ARTS NEWS Emails about upcoming events are coming in at a dizzying rate.
I am so excited about the upcoming theatrical events this coming summer season. Yesterday, I had a short coffee break with Abe Hunter, the artistic director of the Loon Opera Company. Abe has shown th...
Posted on 5/27/11 at 2:55 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Lisbon Opera House
As far as I know I've never spoken in a building that's part of the National Register of Historic Places--until last night. Last night I was invited to entertain the folks who work for First National ...
Posted on 12/12/10 at 7:13 AM
Mill City Summer Opera returns to Minneapolis in July 
Opera buffs will have a chance to hear Rossini's popular comedy, "The Barber of Seville," in the ruins of a Minneapolis mill this summer.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2013
New opera's success is beyond 'Doubt'
The opera, with a libretto by Shanley and music by Douglas J. Cuomo, makes for a gripping 2 1/2 hours of theater. The work had its world premiere Saturday night in a production by Minnesota Opera, which commissioned it, and the enthusiastic audience at the Ordway Center responded with a standing ovation for the cast and creative team.
By Mike Silverman , January 27, 2013
Fargo-Moorhead Opera to feature Rossini and Mozart
The Fargo-Moorhead Opera (FMO) will feature, Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” during the 2012-2013 season. It’s something that has been long awaited for David Hamilton, general director.
By Herald Staff Report , July 27, 2012
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OBIT: Camilla Williams, 92, black opera pioneer
The school says Camilla Williams became the first African-American female to appear with a major U.S. opera company when she debuted on May 15, 1946, with New York City Opera in the title role of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
By Ken Kusmer , January 30, 2012
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Winners announced for Met opera auditions
Three women were winners among the 14 singers who competed in the North Dakota district Metropolitan National Opera Auditions at UND.
By Herald Staff Report , November 22, 2011
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GF native Michael Marcotte breaks into NYC opera world
Grand Forks native Michael Marcotte has a career in New York City that includes a role in the Stephen Schwartz opera, "Séance on a Wet Afternoon."
August 19, 2011
Grand Forks native wins opera competition in Houston
City’s Opera Vista — ‘It’s not your granny’s opera’ — will premiere work next March“Voir Dire,” a chamber opera in two acts with music by Matthew Peterson and libretto by Peterson and Jason Zencka, has won the 2011 Opera Vista chamber opera competition in Houston.
By Herald Staff Report , March 22, 2011
Ballet and opera at the Cinema
Carmike Cinema movie theater in Grand Forks is showing live and encore performances of operas and ballets on the big screen through Carmike’s “Opera in Cinema” and “Ballet in Cinema” program.
By Herald Staff Report , January 21, 2011
UPDATE: Joan Sutherland celebrated opera soprano, dies at age 83
Nicknamed "La Stupenda" — the Stupendous One — by her fans after a fantastic 1960 performance of Handel's Alcina and lauded by Luciano Pavarotti as "the voice of the century," she died Sunday at her home near Geneva, after what her family described as a long illness.
By Colleen Barry and George Jahn , October 11, 2010
Minn. Opera delays new commission
The Minnesota Opera is delaying the premiere of a major new commission by two years.
May 04, 2010
'Moby-Dick': A whale of a hit
Composer Jake Heggie achieved his goal Friday night, with an achingly beautiful, magnificently sung and gorgeously staged world premiere of his “Moby-Dick,” the highlight of the Dallas Opera’s first season at the sparkling new Winspear Opera House.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2010
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Obama joins Kennedy Center salute of Brubeck, De Niro, Springsteen, Mel Brooks, opera's Bumbry
Obama greeted jazz great Dave Brubeck at the White House on the musician's 89th birthday Sunday. The musician was lauded with the Kennedy Center Honors, along with rocker Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert De Niro, comic genius Mel Brooks and opera singer Grace Bumbry.
By Brett Zongker , December 07, 2009
THE LIST: 'Cold Feet' . . . Coffee House . . . 'Grease,' etc.
“Cold Feet: A Musical Comedy” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in The Opera House, New Rockford, N.D.
By Herald Staff Reports , November 18, 2009
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OBIT: Hildegard Behrens, 72, noted opera singer
Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72.
By Shino Yuasa , August 19, 2009
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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo wins inaugural $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo today won the first $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize for his "unrivaled" contributions to the world of opera, the award foundation said. The Swedish soprano picked Domingo as the winner of the inaugural award - billed as the biggest prize in classical music - before her death in 2005. Prize officials said the name was kept in a sealed envelope until today's announcement.
By Louise Nordstrom , February 20, 2009
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