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Opera Out In The Wild (And Great Fun It Is Too)

MUSIC Posted: July 18, 2014 6:22 am

“Sometime a few years ago some local members of the arts scene decided that it would be fun to start a summer opera company and hold all the productions in an outdoor platz that is part of the ruins of an old milling company, now turned into an educational museum. The next morning, when they had sobered up, it still seemed like a good idea, so they ran with it. The result is one of the most fun and entertaining additions to the Twin Cities art scene in many a year.”

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MUSIC Published: 07.15.14

Read the story in Sticks and Drones Published: 07.15.14

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