Des Moines Metro Opera adds staff, overtime pay after complaints
Des Moines Metro Opera adds staff, overtime pay after complaints
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Des Moines Metro Opera department heads criticize dangerous work conditions
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Des Moines Metro Opera department heads criticize dangerous work conditions
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Des Moines Metro Opera's 'American Apollo' explores the relationship between an artist and a favorite model
Des Moines Metro Opera's 'American Apollo' explores the relationship between an artist and a favorite model
Jul 2, 2021
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The Lauridsen Opera Center - Des Moines Metro Opera
The Lauridsen Opera Center - Des Moines Metro Opera
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Des Moines Metro Opera kicks off 45th season in June
Des Moines Metro Opera kicks off 45th season in June
Jun 14, 2017
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🏆 BREAKING NEWS: Iowa PBS’s broadcast of “Des Moines Metro Opera presents American Apollo” has won the Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® for Outstanding Program in Entertainment: Long Form Content! This is Iowa PBS’s fifth Regional Emmy win for a Des Moines Metro Opera broadcast. Our immense gratitude and heartfelt congratulations go to Iowa PBS, to Judy Blank and her entire team, and to the extraordinary cast, crew, orchestra and creative team of Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's world premiere opera!
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🏆 BREAKING NEWS: Iowa PBS’s broadcast of “Des Moines Metro Opera presents American Apollo” has won the Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® for Outstanding Program in Entertainment: Long Form Content! This is Iowa PBS’s fifth Regional Emmy win for a Des Moines Metro Opera broadcast. Our immense gratitude and heartfelt congratulations go to Iowa PBS, to Judy Blank and her entire team, and to the extraordinary cast, crew, orchestra and creative team of Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's world premiere opera!
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Watch the magic as Hera Hyesang Park transforms into The Vixen 🦊 Brittany V.A. Rappise, wig and makeup designer | Des Moines Metro Opera
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Working at Des Moines Metro Opera is like a summer camp with a brutal schedule, alumni say
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Fate and desire collide when Rusalka, a beautiful water nymph, falls in love with a prince in this darker version of a traditional fairy tale from Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Don't miss our one-time airing this fall of the Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Rusalka. Friday, Sept. 21, at 8:30 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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Prepare to be astonished as Mozart meets the movies in this inventive and dazzling celebration of true love conquering all! Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE runs March 5-6 at the Des Moines Civic Center with the Des Moines Symphony in the pit. Tickets start at $25. For tickets or to learn more→bit.ly/DMMOFlute | Des Moines Metro Opera
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It seems Dr. Patterson had a spooky encounter 👻 The 2025 Festival Season has officially appeared before our very eyes! Day by day more artists and production staff make their way to Indianola to begin working on this very exciting season. #dmmo53 | Des Moines Metro Opera
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Based on a familiar fairy tale tinged with seductive pastoral beauty and evocations of the supernatural, Dvořák’s RUSALKA features a beautiful water nymph who falls in love with a human prince and will do anything to escape her enchanted moonlit world to become human—but her wish comes at a very high price. Take the plunge→bit.ly/rusalka18 | Des Moines Metro Opera
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Race, celebrity, class and power are explored in this stunning new opera. The story of Thomas Eugene McKeller was lost in history until a chance discovery revealed his role as model and muse for famous painter John Singer Sargent. Watch the world premiere of Des Moines Metro Opera Presents American Apollo on Friday, September 27 at 8:30 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we've commissioned Kuster/Campbell's A Thousand Acres, a new American opera based on Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with music by Kristin Kuster and libretto by Mark Campbell. Learn more about this exciting premiere from the team that brought it to life this summer, including composer Kristin Kuster, librettist Mark Campbell, director Kristine McIntyre, Conductor David Neely, mezzo Elise Quagliata, soprano Sara Gartland and tenor Roger Honeywel
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Des Moines Metro Opera announces plans for 2021 Summer Festival
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Des Moines Civic Center, Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema among those hit by NEA cuts
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Meet the 40 Apprentice Artists for the 2025 Season! | Des Moines Metro Opera
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What do these 40 restaurants, caterers, wineries, breweries and distilleries all have in common? They'll be serving delectable samples this Friday at the popular tasting event and fundraiser, the Wine, Food & Beer Showcase! Spend the evening sipping and savoring all while supporting the arts in Des Moines! Tickets are $50 if ordered in advance ($60 at the door). Elevate your ticket to the Reserve Experience ($150) to gain access to exclusive and rare fine wines from the private collections of me
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"As well-rounded, well-sung, and magnetic a performance of the Dutchman that you will likely ever encounter" (Opera Today) Enjoy Ryan McKinny's powerful performance of Die Frist ist um from DMMO's 2025 production of Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. | Des Moines Metro Opera
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And the crowd goes wild 👏 Congratulations to the cast, crew, orchestra and creative team on a sensational fifth and final performance of Kuster/Campbell's A Thousand Acres! Bravi tutti on a remarkable run! | Des Moines Metro Opera
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Discover the story of Thomas Eugene McKeller and the complex nature of his role as model and muse for famous painter John Singer Sargent. Watch the world premiere of Des Moines Metro Opera Presents American Apollo on Friday, September 27 at 8:30 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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FI-GA-RO figarofigarofigaro FI-GA-RO 🎶 Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE features one of the world's most instangly recognizable tunes, Figaro's famous "Largo al factotum." As we say goodbye to this hysterical and vibrant production, we wanted to share a behind-the-scenes video with baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as he reflects on singing the role and what it's like working with the world-class artists onstage, in the orchestra pit and backstage! 🎥: by DMMO marketing and fundraising intern, Gi
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A bold, new American opera years in the making had its full-length world premiere on our stage this season. Damien Geter and Lila Palmer's AMERICAN APOLLO gives voice to a pivotal figure in American art: Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel worker who served as model and muse for famous portraitist John Singer Sargent. As a work of historical fiction, the opera imagines the story behind Sargent’s spare, nude portrait and sensual sketches of McKeller, whose image was transformed by Sargent into
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Bows after the final performance of Tchaikovsky’s THE QUEEN OF SPADES with the Queen herself, the inimitable Joyce Castle, giving the final bow after singing her 141st role over a 51-year career in opera 🌹♠️🌹♠️ Congratulations to the entire QUEEN OF SPADES team on a stunning run of a breathtaking production! | Des Moines Metro Opera
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Hot off the press! The feature article @dsmmagazine’s recently unveiled May/June issue shines a spotlight on the distinctive promotional photos DMMO has used for its mainstage operas over the past eight seasons. Editor @michaelmorain’s story provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at how photographer Ben Easter (@ben_easter_photography), DMMO Creative Director Kim Dragelevich (@kimousky) and DMMO Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director Michael Egel, work together to dream up breathtakin
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In honor of the company’s 50 th anniversary, Des Moines Metro Opera added a new American work to the operatic canon with its world premiere of “A Thousand Acres.” Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jane Smiley, the opera's latest work is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's “King Lear.” Watch the premiere on air with us Friday, Nov. 18 at 8:30 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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Des Moines Metro Opera Announces World Premiere of A THOUSAND ACRES and $1.5 Million Gift
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The Des Moines Metro Opera company premiere of The Cunning Little Vixen is bursting with boundless invention, imaginative colors and a memorable cast of creatures. Preview this stunning work and join us for the on-air premiere Sept. 19 at 8:30 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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We caught up with the cast of the Des Moines Metro Opera's Manon in preparation for this weekend's online premiere of the opera as part of their virtual festival. Chat with the cast live this Sunday at 2 p.m. right here on Facebook during the premiere of Manon. | Iowa PBS
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