Minnesota Opera
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The Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1963, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen. Its latest commissioned piece and world premiere, The Grapes of Wrath -- based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Michael Korie -- will be presented in February 2007. The Minnesota Opera claims to be the 16th largest opera company in the United States.
The Minnesota Opera has commissioned a number of operas based on modern North American works, including The Grapes of Wrath and The Handmaid's Tale.
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