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Opera as war story
Opera as war story
A World War I battlefield truce seeks new life in "Silent Night," by a first-time opera composer.
- Article by: GRAYDON ROYCE , Star Tribune
- Updated: November 10, 2011 - 7:01 PM
As Kevin Puts smiled and shook hands at the opening day of rehearsals for "Silent Night" at Minnesota Opera, a visitor asked the composer what he expected -- in terms of changes to the score -- over the next few weeks.
"I don't know," said Puts, innocently. "I've never written an opera before."
Puts' debut comes in an auspicious project. "Silent Night" is one of only three premieres in the American opera world this season, and Minnesota's first since "The Grapes of Wrath" in 2007. The $1.5 million budget is 50 percent larger than a normal Minnesota Opera production, buttressed by the company's New Works Initiative.
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