Minnesota Opera’s stab at boosting revenue with extra performances of something surefire never caught fire.
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Joel Puckett and Minnesota Opera hit it out of the park.
The chaos is nonstop, the comedy is broad and physical, and requires a large ensemble of singers who can execute Rossinian polysyllabic patter while taking pratfalls.
The Manchurian Candidate is indeed operatic: outsized characters, a doomed love story and a narrative fraught with suspense.
By Donna Annina
