Minnesota Opera

Minnesota Opera has announced its 55th anniversary season, which features the return of several familiar faces, and three operas never before seen on the Minnesota Opera stage.

Sunday, Jan. 22 marks a half-century since Minnesota Public Radio began bringing you classical music on the airwaves. Join Michael Barone and Mindy Ratner as we reflect on where we've been ... and look ahead to where we're going.

There's a reason they call it 'Wagnerian.'

This past Saturday was the opening of Minnesota Opera's production of Wagner's music drama, Das Rheingold. It's an exciting, albeit unusual, undertaking for a company this size. This week on Morning Glories we will hear selections from the Ring Cycle beginning with Das Rheingold.

As the Minnesota Opera's production of 'Das Rheingold' opens, John Michel looks back at the history of Wagner opera performances in the Gopher State.

We're pleased to present, for a limited time, the exclusive opportunity to listen to a recording of the Minnesota Opera's complete production of 'The Shining.'

For one month starting on Halloween, you'll be able to listen to a stream of Paul Moravec's opera 'The Shining,' presented by the Minnesota Opera, on our website.

Ahead of our live broadcast of Minnesota Opera's production of Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, see a slideshow of photos from the show and hear Melissa Ousley's interview with Minnesota Opera President/General Director, Ryan Taylor.

On Tuesday, Aug. 30, at noon, singers from Minnesota Opera's 2016-17 Resident Artists will perform at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair; the performance will be broadcast live, and Mindy Ratner hosts. Before the broadcast, mezzo-soprano Nadia Fayad gives us a preview of the performance and shares her thoughts about singing opera selections at the State Fair.

Among this week's top news stories in the world of classical music: operas are increasingly being labeled for sensitive content, a horn great passes away, and Pekka Kuusisto gets jokey at the Proms.