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SUMMARY:Gospel Night
DESCRIPTION:It’s about to be a blessing. Join baritone Reginald Smith\, Jr (Pagliacci) and tenor Chaz’men William-Ali for a rousing evening of gospel music with Joseph Li at the piano. \nGRAMMY® and Emmy Award-winning baritone Reginald Smith\, Jr (Metropolitan Opera\, Lyric Opera of Chicago\, Houston Grand Opera) and tenor Chaz’men William-Ali (English National Opera\, Duch National Opera\, Washington National Opera) will curate and perform an evening gospel music with Joseph Li (Minnesota Opera VP\, Artistic) at the piano.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/gospel-night/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera
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SUMMARY:John Churchwell Residency
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a beautifully program for our Minnesota Opera Resident Artists both curated by and performed with John Churchwell\, one of the leading collaborative pianists of his generation and the Vocal Institute Co-Director at Music Academy of the West. \nMinnesota Opera Resident Artists Kylie Kreucher\, Kara Morgan\, Ángel Vargas\, David Wolfe\, John Mburu\, and Fumiyasu Kawase will perform in a concert thoughtfully curated by master coach and University of Minnesota alum John Churchwell\, who serves as the Co-Director of the Vocal Institute at Music Academy of the West. John Churchwell has served as an assistant conductor to both the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Opera for 14 years and has appeared in recital with Renée Fleming\, Sasha Cooke\, Susanna Phillips\, Joyce DiDonato\, Susan Graham\, Diana Damrau\, Larry Brownlee\, Lisette Oropesa\, Isabel Leonard\, Frederica von Stade\, Dawn Upshaw\, and Carol Vaness.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/john-churchwell-residency/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera
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SUMMARY:New Works Initiative Song Cycle Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Liebestorte\, Minnesota Opera’s first song cycle world premiere of its New Works Initiative will leave you in tears of… heartbreak?\nOr hilarity? Join us to find out. \nTenor Ángel Vargas and pianist Fumiyasu Kawase will perform the world premiere of the first song cycle in Minnesota Opera’s New Works Initiative\, with music by David Hanlon and text by John De Los Santos. Resident Soprano Kylie Kreucher will perform songs of Schoenberg\, Herrmann\, Marx\, and Korngold\, and baritone David Wolfe will perform Benjamin Britten’s Songs and Proverbs of William Blake with Mario Antonio Marra (Head of Music and Director of Resident Artist Program) at the piano. \nFollowing the performance\, a special treat from Bellecour – North Loop will be provided and ticketholders are invited to meet and mingle with the artists.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/new-works-initiative-song-cycle-premiere/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera
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SUMMARY:The Chamber Music of Florence Price
DESCRIPTION:Composer Florence Price made history as the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major U.S. orchestra. Minnesota Opera will tell her story in its 51st world premiere\, My Name is Florence\, with music by B.E. Boykin and libretto by Harrison David Rivers. \nWe invite you to experience Florence Price’s story through her own music. Members of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra\, Principal Coach & Chorus Director Celeste Marie Johnson\, and 2nd year Resident Artist mezzo-soprano Kara Morgan will perform chamber and vocal music composed by Price\, who boldly blended her classical music training with the power and vulnerability of spirituals in so much of her work.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/the-chamber-music-of-florence-price/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera
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SUMMARY:Beyond The Years: Karen Slack & Joseph Li
DESCRIPTION:Karen Slack and Joseph Li present a recital with selections from her GRAMMY®-winning album\, Beyond the Years. \nCelebrating the legacy of Florence B. Price\, internationally renowned soprano Karen Slack seamlessly blends a historically overlooked musical legacy with present-day artistic excellence.\nThe groundbreaking album features superb recordings of 19 unpublished pieces (including 16 world premiere recordings) by composer Florence B. Price\, considered the first African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra.\nThis event features Price’s music alongside songs by Ravel and Schubert. \nBeyond the Years is in collaboration with ONEcomposer\, an organization dedicated to celebrating composers who have been historically erased. ONEcomposer is inspired by the long-lasting legacy of Florence B. Price.\nThis enchanting event will take listeners on a journey of rediscovery\, reflection\, and reimagination. \nThere will be one intermission. \n 
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/beyond-the-years-karen-slack-joseph-li/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:Warm Embrace: Songs to Escape the Cold
DESCRIPTION:Recital with Ann Toomey and Joseph Li
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/warm-embrace-songs-to-escape-the-cold/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:Nymphs\, Spinners\, & Witches: The Magical Feminine in Opera
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with the MN Opera Chorus
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/nymphs-spinners-witches-the-magical-feminine-in-opera/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:Notte Napulitano
DESCRIPTION:Notte Napulitano with Mario Antonio Marra and Resident Artists
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/notte-napulitano/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Russian and American Songs with David Leigh and Mario Antonio Marra
DESCRIPTION:David Leigh (bass) and Mario Antonio Marra (MN Opera Head of Music) performed an evening of songs in recital at the Luminary Arts Center.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/an-evening-of-russian-and-american-songs-with-david-leigh-and-mario-antonio-marra/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:Double Bill: Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider
DESCRIPTION:Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and Christopher Weiss and John de los Santos’ Service Provider may not be filled with marital bliss\, but these one-act crowd pleasers are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat all night long.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/double-bill-trouble-in-tahiti-service-provider/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music
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SUMMARY:The Song Poet
DESCRIPTION:The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage\, The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/the-song-poet/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music,Theater
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SUMMARY:Rinaldo
DESCRIPTION:Sung in Italian with English captions projected. Music by George Frederic Handel\, Libretto by Giacomo Rossi. World premiere at the Queen’s Theater in London on February 24\, 1711.
URL:https://luminaryartscenter.com/event/rinaldo/
LOCATION:Luminary Arts Center\, 700 N 1st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Minnesota Opera,Music,Theater
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