Tag: opera
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March 16, 2020
Edward Tulane, over the course of his journey, spends a lot of time waiting. He waits for Abilene to return home from school. He is lost at the bottom of the sea for 297 days. He spends what seems like an eternity on the shelf of a doll shop. As you surely know by now,…
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March 3, 2020
Do you recognize what I’m holding? Yep. It’s Edward Tulane’s pocket watch. Edward will have the watch with him on stage at the Minnesota Opera. You might not be able to see it; but it will be there. This astonishing level of detail (and love) will imbue the whole production. I can’t wait. Edward can’t…
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February 11, 2020
I went to the costume shop of the Minnesota Opera last week. They have made Edward. They are making costumes for Edward. They are making 6 feet tall jellyfish and seahorses. They are making witches and crows and rats and dogs. In short, they are making magic. This opera is going to be miraculous, truly.…
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December 19, 2017
Last week, the Minnesota Opera announced that they have commissioned an opera based on The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Paola Prestini will compose the music. Mark Campbell will write the libretto. And me? I will shake my head in wonder. I will think: that rabbit–his story has been a miraculous journey for me, too.…