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MN Opera announces a season of both standards and premieres

The 2016-2017 season includes the opera's eighth production of "La Boheme" and the world's first production of William Bolcom's "Dinner at Eight."
by MPR News Staff

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MN Orchestra gets back to Beethoven basics

MN Orchestra gets back to Beethoven basics

Classical MPR's Brian Newhouse tells Tom Crann that Osmo Vanska has taken the "radical" step of going back to Beethoven's scores.
by Tom Crann and Brian Newhouse

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Minnesota Opera taps Arizona opera leader as its next president

Minnesota Opera taps Arizona opera leader as its next president

Ryan Taylor is young, capable and already knows the Minnesota Opera, the opera's artistic director says. Taylor takes over May 1.
by Euan Kerr

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David Bowie also left his mark on Wall Street

David Bowie also left his mark on Wall Street

He was the first musician to package his future royalties into a bond and sell them to investors.
by Jim Zarroli

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The first country record made in Nashville

The first country record made in Nashville

Sheb Wooley's "Oklahoma Honky Tonk Girl" did not draw much attention at the time.
by Cathy Wurzer

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