Roy Close
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- Edo De Waart takes over at Minnesota Orchestra
MPR’s Beth Friend reports on the impact taking place with the Minnesota Orchestra as the organization experiences first season with Edo de Waart as music director. The conductor hopes to win over audiences with programs that highlight contemporary classical compositions, not only centuries old works.
- "Claudia Legare" - How to get the most out from a new opera
On this Midday program, a panel discussion, held at the Walker Art Center, of the Minnesota Opera Company production of Claudia Legare. Panelists include librettist Bernard Stambler; composer Robert Ward; Paul Hume, Washington Post music critic; Roy Close, Minneapolis Star music critic; and J. Wesley Balk, Minnesota Opera Company stage director. The group talk on how to get the most out of an opera.
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