Author Archives: NDSU Fine Arts

What Opera Means To Me featuring Travis Bregier

What Opera Means To Me This video is the second installment featuring Die Fledermaus cast members as they discuss the importance of opera in their lives. Die Fledermaus, presented by the NDSU Opera Theatre, runs May 6 and 8 in … Continue reading

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Hallo from Norway!

NDSU Theatre Arts major Seth Eberle is interning in Norway this spring as a scenography intern for the European touring production of the opera Teskjekjerringa og prinsesse Pompadur (Mrs. Pepperpot and Princess Pompadour), based on the stories of Alf Prøysen.  Seth … Continue reading

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What Opera Means To Me

Opera.  It brings to mind images of large women wearing horned hats, singing high notes that make glasses break and chandeliers tremble.  Or, for some of us, opera brings to mind Bugs Bunny in The Rabbit of Seville. NDSU Opera … Continue reading

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Sandbag Art Project

Just imagine it is late in the day, it’s cold and you are wet from volunteering in the sandbag line for the last couple of hours.  Just as you are about to give up, you come across a bag that … Continue reading

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“Oklahoma!” Love Affair

From the program notes of Hardy Koenig, director Why do we have a love affair with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!? The quick answer is that it works.  The music is fantastic, it is catchy, and the lyrics move the plot. … Continue reading

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Warm-Up With NDSU Fine Arts Events!

It’s cold outside, roads are slippery, and pedestrians are dropping like flies on the icy sidewalks.  Welcome to Fargo in January!  While these conditions make it difficult to think about spring, that is what I’m thinking about because NDSU Fine … Continue reading

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Random Act of Culture!

Watch the videos on YouTube:  Hallelujah Chorus This afternoon NDSU Concert Choir and Choir Alumni surprised shoppers at West Acres and Scheels All Sports with a Random Act of Culture.  Nearly 100 vocalists gathered among the crowds to perform the … Continue reading

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Let It Snow!

This morning brings the first major snowfall to Fargo and it is beautiful, isn’t it?  It is the perfect Holiday Snow: light and fluffy with no wind.  The trees and houses on Eighth Street South were definitely worthy of being … Continue reading

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Baroque Chamber Concert This Weekend

Experience the beauty, power, and variety of Baroque Music! Continue reading

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Welcome to the NDSU Fine Arts Blog!

Welcome to the NDSU Fine Arts blog! This is a space where you can learn about our events, departments, faculty, students, guests artists and so much more. We hope you’ll enjoy this blog, a space in which you may love what you see or question what people call “art.” Because if art doesn’t make you occasionally question reality and broaden your mind, what is the point? Continue reading

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