Held a few weeks before each opera, these classes are hosted by Artistic Director Dale Johnson and the Resident Artists and feature live music, historical background and social context.
Subscribers receive a discount on individual enrichment classes and on the series.
Learn more about Lucia's plight, an ill-starred forbidden romance that crosses family lines. We'll discuss how the opera, based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott, is the quintessential blend of beautiful singing and Romantic-period melodrama. We'll explore the score in detail and hear live excerpts of some of the composer's most sublime music. Discover more about The Minnesota Opera's brand-new production, brilliantly conceived and directed by James Robinson. Out of his pen flowed some of his most glorious music, including several wonderful moments for Mozart's friend, clarinetist Anton Stadler.