Minnesota Opera

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Minnesota Opera

The Minnesota Opera is a production company based in Minneapolis , Minnesota .

history

The institution was founded in 1963 by the Walker Art Center . The President and General Director is Ryan Taylor, with Dale Johnson advising him on artistic matters.

The Minnesota Opera is known for the world premiere of various operas such as Where the Wild Things Are by Oliver Knussen (based on the children's novel by Maurice Sendak ) and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen . The last piece commissioned together for a world premiere, The Grapes of Wrath (Furore) , based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck , with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and the libretto by Michael Korie .

Web links

• Minnesota Opera website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Staff & Board of Directors. April 8, 2019, Retrieved April 23, 2019 (American English).