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Music

"Mozart in Manhattan"

What if Mozart didn't die of that last illness at 35? What if he followed his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, to New York? Would Mozart have written the first American Opera? A new opera presented by The College of St. Catherine plays out these "what if?" scenarios. Classical music host Mindy Ratner interviews composer Albert Biales and librettist Brian Fogarty.

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Mozart in Manhattan

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died of a sudden illness in 1791 at the age of 35. What if he had lived and followed his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte to America?

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Opera takes on bullies

You might think melodrama, angst and tragedy of operatic proportions are part of being a teenage girl. An opera opening Thursday in Fargo focuses on the emotional pain of girls who are ostracized and bullied.

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Dylan's Minnesota party tape surfaces

It is the stuff of legend among Bob Dylan devotees -- an early recording of Dylan singing folk songs with friends in a Dinkytown apartment. But apparently only a few diehards have ever heard the "Minnesota party tape." Until now. The tape has been donated to the Minnesota Historical Society by the man who recorded it, Cleve Pettersen, in a Dinkytown bar in 1960.

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"Stephanie Says" (She's yearning for England)

Minneapolis singer songwriter Stephanie Winter has lived in Minnesota for more than two decades. Her heart however, belongs to the country where she grew up, England. Winter and her band "Stephanie Says" capture that longing for home on their new CD, "Sex, Socialism and the Seaside."

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A new overture for "The People's Room"

This weekend the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra premiers a new overture to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the opening of the Minnesota State Capitol building.

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The Kato Ballroom celebrates 50 years

The Kato Ballroom opened its doors back in the early 1950s around the advent of rock and roll. Before long, the Kato established itself as a Mankato hotspot hosting legends like Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and even Louis Armstrong. This New Year's Eve the Kato revisits that history with a party celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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Twelve months of music

Midmorning showcases the year in music and highlights the good, the bad and the just plain weird. Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

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Christmas carols are a family tradition

If you've been shopping this holiday season, chances are you've heard a carol by Alfred Burt playing on the speaker overhead. Songs like "Caroling, Caroling" and "Some Children See Him" have become standards. His grand-niece Abbie Burt Betinis is upholding that tradition. The Minneapolis-based composer has written her fourth annual Christmas carol for the year 2004. Like two generations before her, Betinis will be sending her carol out as her holiday greeting card this year.

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Silent Night a part of Willmar man's family tree

Silent Night is one of the most popular Christmas carols ever written. It has special meaning for a Willmar man, who played the song for years before he discovered his family's connection to its music.

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