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Welcome to the 2022–2023 Season! Join us for a season of live performances at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and the Luminary Arts Center. The Ordway Series features the long-awaited premiere of Edward Tulane, based on the best-seller by local author Kate DiCamillo; the Minnesota Opera premiere of Donizetti’s popular opera The Daughter of the Regiment; and a new production of Mozart’s sharp and otherworldly Don Giovanni. The Luminary Series brings us Handel’s Rinaldo, a tunefilled story of love and redemption, and the world premiere of The Song Poet, the first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage. A Minnesota Opera subscription offers unmatched flexibility, personal service, and—best of all—big savings. Don’t miss our 60th Anniversary Season! Become a subscriber today. Save Even More with a Tempo Package! Are you 21–45? Learn more about our access program, Tempo. mnopera.org/tempo 2022–2023 Season | Celebrating 60 Years 3
COSTUME DESIGN
LIGHTING DESIGN
EDWARD TULANE Jack Swanson ▲ YOUNG ABILENE/BETTY Zulimar López-Hernández BRYCE Brian Vu SARAH RUTH Jasimine Habersham
OCTOBER 8–16, 2022 at the Ordway Music Theater
CONDUCTOR Lidiya Yankovskaya STAGE DIRECTOR Eric Simonson SET DESIGN Walt Spangler Victoria Tzykun Marcus Doshi
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A miraculous journey.
Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2pm Project Opera Artist Alum Jack Swanson Zulimar López-Hernández Brian Vu Jasimine Habersham
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Edward Tulane is a toy rabbit who thinks of himself as quite exceptional. Content in his easy life, his world is upturned when he is separated from his loving family. Based on the best-seller by local author Kate DiCamillo, Edward Tulane takes us on a miraculous journey, from the depths of the deep blue sea to the streets of Memphis. Perfect for the young and young at heart, this Minnesota original shows us a true miracle—that even the most broken of hearts can learn to love again.
For more cast and creative team information, visit mnopera.org/edward-tulane
Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 2pm
Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 2pm Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:30pm Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:30pm MN Opera Resident Artist MN Opera Company Artist + MN Opera Resident Artist Alum
CONDUCTOR Emily Senturia STAGE DIRECTOR Mo Zhou RINALDO Patrick Terry ALMIRENA Symone Harcum ❖ + ARMIDA Keely Futterer ● ARGANTE Charles H. Eaton ● A spellbinding adventure. Rinaldo’s colorful, tune-filled story of love, war, and redemption comes to MN Opera for the first time ever. In this magical tale filled with brass fanfares and memorable melodies, our hero must save his innocent, true love from a sorcerer who will stop at nothing to gain victory. The opera sweeps the audience from laughter to heartbreak and back again in this enchanting musical fantasy where love triumphs over darkness.
For more cast and creative team information, visit mnopera.org/rinaldo CAST CREATIVE TEAM 2022–2023 Season | Celebrating 60 Years 7
Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 7:30pm
Patrick Terry Symone Harcum Keely Futterer Charles H. Eaton
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NOVEMBER 19–DECEMBER 3, 2022 at the Luminary Arts Center
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 7:30pm
MARIE Vanessa Becerra TONIO David Portillo SERGEANT SULPICE Andrew Wilkowske+ LA MARQUISE BERKENFIELDDE Margaret Gawrysiak CAST CREATIVE TEAM
Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2pm + MN Opera Resident Artist Alum
For more cast and creative team information, visit mnopera.org/daughter 2022–2023 Season | Celebrating 60 Years 9
FEBRUARY 4–12, 2023 at the Ordway Music Theater
Love is a battlefield. Marie is no ordinary canteen girl. Adopted and raised by a squadron of French soldiers and unaware of her aristocratic lineage, this spunky young woman falls for a handsome villager. But when her past comes to whisk her away, will she fall in line or follow her heart? A laugh-out-loud hit, Donizetti’s romantic comedy mixes hilarious snafus with vocal pyrotechnics in this witty and heartwarming production.
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7:30pm
Vanessa Becerra David Portillo Andrew Wilkowske Margaret Gawrysiak
CONDUCTOR Kelly Kuo STAGE DIRECTOR John de los Santos SET DESIGN Boyd Ostroff COSTUME DESIGN Zack Brown
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2pm
The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere. It tells the story of Yang’s family and her song poet father as war drives them from the mountains of Laos into a Thai refugee camp and ultimately on to the challenging world of life as an immigrant. With his poetry, Kalia’s father inspires hope in his family, polishing their reality so that they might shine.
This production is made possible in part by a grant from Knight Foundation. TEAM 2022–2023
mnopera.org/song-poet
The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang’s memoir
Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2pm For more cast and creative team information, visit
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A father’s love, a family’s journey.
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:30pm
CREATIVE
Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 7:30pm
Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
Rick Shiomi MARCH 9–19, 2023 at the Luminary Arts Center
Kao Kalia Yang Jocelyn Hagen Rick Shiomi LIBRETTIST Kao Kalia Yang COMPOSER Jocelyn Hagen DIRECTOR
Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 2pm
Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 2pm
So hot, he’ll burn.
DON GIOVANNI Seth Carico DONNA ANNA Symone Harcum ❖ + DONNA ELVIRA Sara Gartland LEPORELLO Thomas Glass+ CAST CREATIVE TEAM
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 7:30pm
❖ MN Opera Company Artist + MN Opera Resident Artist Alum
For more cast and creative team information, visit mnopera.org/don-giovanni
Sarah Bahr LIGHTING DESIGN Mary Shabatura
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
MAY 6–21, 2023 at the Ordway Music Theater
Seth Carico Symone Harcum Sara Gartland Thomas Glass 2022–2023
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm
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CONDUCTOR Karen Kamensek STAGE DIRECTOR Keturah Stickann SET DESIGN Liliana Duque Piñeiro COSTUME DESIGN
Don Giovanni is an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. But his betrayals soon catch up to him when divine retribution exacts the ultimate price. Mozart’s sharp and otherworldly opera seamlessly blends dark comedy with biting social commentary, all set to some of opera’s most stirring music.
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The Daughter of the Regiment Feb. 4 at 7:30pm
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Edward Tulane Oct. 13 at 7:30pm
The Daughter of the Regiment Feb. 9 at 7:30pm
Don Giovanni May 13 at 7:30pm
The Daughter of the Regiment Feb. 12 at 2pm Don Giovanni May 14 at 2pm
Edward Tulane Oct. 15 at 7:30pm
Don Giovanni May 6 at 7:30pm
Edward Tulane Oct. 8 at 7:30pm
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One of Minnesota Opera’s musical homes, the Ordway is located in downtown St. Paul. It hosts a wide variety of performances throughout the year.
Edward Tulane Oct. 16 at 2pm
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The Daughter of the Regiment Feb. 11 at 7:30pm
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Luminary Series Packages Start at Just $40! About the Luminary Arts Center The newly renovated Luminary Arts Center (formerly the Lab Theater), located in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood, offers an intimate opera experience. SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES Package 1 (Opening Nights at 7:30pm) Rinaldo Sat. Nov. 19 The Song Poet Thurs. Mar. 9 Package 2 (Sunday Matinees at 2pm) Rinaldo Sun. Nov. 20 The Song Poet Sun. Mar. 12 Package 3 (Saturdays at 7:30pm) Rinaldo Sat. Nov. 26 The Song Poet Sat. Mar. 11 Package 4 (2nd Sunday Matinees at 2pm) Rinaldo Sun. Nov. 27 The Song Poet Sun. Mar. 19 Package 5 (Thursday & Friday at 7:30pm) Rinaldo Fri. Dec. 2 The Song Poet Thurs. Mar. 16 Package 6 (2nd Saturdays at 7:30pm) Rinaldo Sat. Dec. 3 The Song Poet Sat. Mar. 18 Luminary Arts Cente r 700 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401 SeatingLuminaryChartSTAGESECTION1SEC 2 SEC 2 SECTION Subscribe2 to both series with a 5-Opera Season Pass for the best seats and biggest savings! mnopera.org/subscribe 2022–2023 Season | Celebrating 60 Years 15
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