Younger audiences are the target of orchestra and opera groups
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Step into an orchestra concert or opera hall, and you expect to see an audience of a certain age -- patrons perhaps better acquainted with AARP than iPod. But Minnesota's major classical music organizations are aiming to change that demographic -- or at least add to it -- with programs designed to attract younger audiences. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola about the topic.
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