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 -- was presented in February 2007.

A number of operas have also received their American premieres at the Minnesota Opera, including The Handmaid's Tale, Postcard from Morocco, Armida, The Elephant Man, and The Fortunes of King Croesus.

Minnesota Opera's season typically runs from September through April, with five productions per season and five to seven performances of each production. Performances are given at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota Opera claims to be the 15th largest opera company in the United States.


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