Coming Up:
April 13, 16, 18, 20, 21 at Ordway Center Call 651.224.4222 for tickets We’re perfect as we are Change brings heartache, happiness and wisdom to Louisa May Alcott’s beloved sisters in a beautiful new opera by Mark Adamo. “This new work has caught the attention of opera world,” said President Kevin Smith. “It is a lyrical, moving, emotional new piece that everyone wants to do. We are in the fortunate position to be able to introduce it to the Twin Cities early in its life.” The new coproduction with the University of Indiana is designed by Robert O’Hearn, directed by Colin Graham and conducted by Jeffrey Domoto. The production stars Deanne Meek as Jo, Adriana Zabala as Meg, Ana Rodriguez as Beth, Genevieve Christianson as Amy, John Tessier as Laurie, Carlos Archuleta as John Brooke, Ryan Kinsella as Friedrich Bhaer, Kathleen Humphrey as Alma March, Lawrence Weller as Gideon March, Dorothy Byrne as Cecilia March and Matt Boehler as Mr. Dashwood.
To learn more about Little Women… Please visit our website at www.mnopera.org or consider the opportunities listed below. On the website you will find casting updates, artist biographies, synopses, background notes, suggestions for further reading and listening, ticket services and other company information.
Adult Education Class
Mark Adamo at the Loft
Opera Insights
A class devoted to Little Women will be held on Monday, March 25, 2002, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at The Minnesota Opera Center, 620 North First Street in the Minneapolis Warehouse District. Call 612-342-9575 for registration information.
The Minnesota Opera and the Loft Literary Center co-present a workshop with Little Women composer and librettist Mark Adamo on Sunday, April 14, from 1 – 3 p.m. at Open Book. Learn how composers and librettists turn a book into a work for the stage. To reserve a space, call 612-342-9575. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for Opera subscribers and Loft members.
Join Artistic Director Dale Johnson or the Opera’s artistic staff one hour before showtime for a 30-minute introduction to the work. Opera Insights are free and held in Ordway Center’s mezzanine lobby.