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Music

Minnesota Orchestra names new president

Minnesota Orchestra names new president

The Minnesota Orchestra has named Michael Henson as its new president and CEO. Henson currently is managing director and CEO of the Bournemouth Symphony in England.
by Euan Kerr

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New Classical Tracks: The greatest underrated composer

New Classical Tracks: The greatest underrated composer

Simon Rattle has an affinity for Haydn -- his humor, his intimacy, his brilliance. On a new CD, he leads his orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, in six works of Haydn, and they respond with zest.
by Julie Amacher

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Revisiting the Summer of Love

Revisiting the Summer of Love

The images and the music of the summer of 1967 endure, but some would say the hopes and dreams of the counter-culture died with that summer. Midmorning talks with a music critic and a historian about the music, the mayhem, and the meaning of the summer of love.

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Behind the music with the SPCO

Behind the music with the SPCO

A new Twin Cities Public Television documentary of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's recent European tour is an intimate look at the people behind the music.
by John Birge

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Gene Gutche: He did it his way

Gene Gutche: He did it his way

The University of Minnesota and Schubert Club of St. Paul salute this colorful figure in the Twin Cities' classical music pantheon.
by Michael Barone

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New Classical Tracks: A musical olive branch

New Classical Tracks: A musical olive branch

The great composer and the great violinist were estranged friends, until a new composition brought them back together again. That olive branch -- Brahms' Double Concerto -- is featured on a new CD.
by Valerie Kahler

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Minnesota Opera director recalls the power of Pavarotti

Minnesota Opera director recalls the power of Pavarotti

Minnesota Opera artistic director Dale Johnson had little interest in opera until he saw Luciano Pavarotti in a touring production of "La Boheme." Pavarotti's performance left an indelible impression and first introduced Johnson to the power of opera.
by Karl Gehrke

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Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71

Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71

Pavarotti's charismatic personna and ebullient showmanship - but most of all his creamy and powerful voice - made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since the great Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar.

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2001: A chat with Pavarotti

2001: A chat with Pavarotti

Opera great Luciano Pavarotti made a stop in St. Paul in 2001, during his 40th anniversary tour. MPR's Rex Levang spoke with Pavarotti prior to that performance.
by Rex Levang

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