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Ellie Dehn, Craig Colclough, Norman Garrett, Stephanie Blythe & Efraín Solís Lead Minnesota Opera’s 2026-27 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Minnesota Opera has announced its 2026-27 season.

The season opens with Kamala Sankaram and Minita Gandhi’s “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” which was commissioned and developed through Minnesota Opera’s New Works Initiative. Christopher Franklin conducts the production by Mary Birnbaum. The cast includes Leela Subramaniam, Omar Najimi, Efraín Solís, Mariam Mouawad,  Ashraf Sewailam, and Emily Finke.

Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 8, 2026

Händel’s “Ariodante” will star Julia Holoman, Ellie Dehn, Emily Finke, John Mburu, Calvin Griffin, and Ángel Vargas. Joseph Li conducts.

Performance Dates: March 13-21, 2027

The season concludes with Verdi’s “Falstaff” featuring Craig Colclough, Ellie Dehn, Norman Garrett, Stephanie Blythe, Emily Finke, Ángel Vargas, Julia Holoman, Daniel Montenegro, John Mburu, and Brian Frutiger. Christopher Franklin conducts the production.

Performance Dates: May 8-16, 2027

 

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 years with such companies as Latin Post, and freelanced for Remezcla. He has also published for El Diario and La Opinion. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist who has performed in the New York area.

With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin, Jennifer Rowley and Angel Blue's programs.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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