Birge's Picks

This week on Birge’s Picks, the LOON (Lyric Opera of the North) and the Minnesota Opera prepare exciting operas by Mozart, Hilliard and Gounod, featuring stories that range from comedies to tragedies. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, two excellent Minnesotan choral groups celebrate season openers. VocalEssence opens its 56th season in Arden Hills, and Choral Arts Ensemble celebrates its 40th anniversary in Rochester. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, ensembles across Minnesota and beyond begin exciting new seasons featuring music from Italy, the United States and elsewhere. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, old friends return to the Twin Cities for exciting performances, including violist Tabea Zimmermann and soprano Frederica von Stade. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, concerts featuring string quartets take place around Minnesota. Listen to performances from the Stringwood Chamber Music Festival, the Lakes Area Music Festival and the Duluth Chamber Music Festival. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, Minnesota is among the best of all possible worlds to be in for summer music festivals, with upcoming concerts by the Northern Lights Music Festival, the Minnesota Beethoven Festival and the Madeline Island Chamber Music Series. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, you can enjoy two of the three one-act operas from Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’ (‘The Triptych’) in exciting and innovative productions taking place in Minneapolis. Plus listen to a studio session with Out of the Box Opera. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, Theater Latte Da presents its new adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’ and the Lyric Opera of the North presents its first production of ‘La Boheme’ in Duluth. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, ensembles and performers across the state celebrate exciting anniversaries. Look forward to performances by the Singers, the Choral Arts Ensemble, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. Find out more!

This week on Birge’s Picks, it’s time for another Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. With hundreds of titles screening Thursday to April 25, you’ll want to plan ahead to catch movies about classical music, conductors, performers and more.