Minnesota Opera

Today, 'Bad Moms' hits theaters. It's a new movie, but bad moms are nothing new to operagoers.

The Minnesota Opera's premiere of a new adaptation of Stephen King's novel 'The Shining' surges forward on the strength of Paul Moravec's electrifying music.

This week's Regional Spotlight focuses on the Mediterranean. The Musical Offering performs Hugo Wolf's Italian Serenade.

As the Minnesota Opera presents the world premiere of a new opera based on Stephen King's novel 'The Shining,' Jay Gabler writes about why the movie adaptation (which King has never liked) is such a classic.

Stephen King's book 'The Shining' (known to many through the movie) is now an opera, which haunts the stage of Minnesota Opera in its world premiere on Saturday, May 7. John Birge talks to cast members and the creative team for a preview of the opera and its music.

This weekend the Minnesota Opera presents the world premiere of 'The Shining' by Paul Moravec, based on Stephen King's novel. So many opera composers have been inspired by literature, and we will hear several inspired compositions this week for Morning Glories.

This week, University of Minnesota Opera Theater puts 'Lady in the Dark' back in the spotlight. Director David Walsh came to illuminate this new production, with cast members Jennifer LeDoux and Sullie Ojala-Hembolt performing songs from the show.

Classical MPR has announced the finalists in its sixth annual Minnesota Varsity classical music showcase for young musicians and composers!

Join us Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. as we head to the Ordway for a special live broadcast of Tosca with the Minnesota Opera. Minnesota native Kelly Kaduce stars in the lead role as the fiery prima donna, with Leonardo Capalbo as Cavaradossi and Stephen Powell as Scarpia.

Listen Wednesday, March 9, at 8 p.m., when Classical MPR broadcasts the Minnesota Opera's 2014 production of Giacomo Puccini's 'La fanciulla del West'. Based on the play 'The Girl of the Golden West' by the American author David Belasco, Puccini's story, set in the Wild West, could qualify as opera's 'Spaghetti Western.' See an excerpt from the show and watch a synopsis of the story.