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In 1980, Saint Paul resident Sally Ordway Irvine (a 3M heiress and arts patron) dreamed of a European-style concert hall offering "everything from opera to the Russian circus". She contributed $7.5 million—a sum matched by other members of the Ordway family—toward the facility's cost.
Northrop Auditorium was built between 1928 and 1929 as part of a major university expansion project. An auditorium had been part of Cass Gilbert's plan for Northrop Mall dating back to 1908, but it wasn't until 1922, when Cyrus Northrop died, that the university took serious interest in the project.
Minnesota Opera. Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.It was founded as the Center Opera Company in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Oliver Knussen (based on the children's novel by Maurice Sendak) and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen.
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Pages in category "Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1. Ordway Inside OutThe outdoor summer series continues with a screening of Minnesota Opera's "Albert Herring." It's the story of a boy who learns to free himself from small-town societal ...
The Minneapolis Community Development Agency purchased the LaSalle Plaza block, including the State, in 1989 as part of the LaSalle Plaza development. After nearly two years of renovation at a cost of $8.8 million, the State Theatre re-opened under its original name in November 1991 with the Minnesota Opera's production of Carousel. The ...
Minneapolis is the largest city in the US state of Minnesota, and the county seat of Hennepin County.. Minneapolitans support a dozen large art, cultural, science, and historical museums alongside smaller galleries and museums, four large ballet, dance, and folkdance companies, as well as filmmakers groups and numerous theater companies. [1]