I really don’t plan to spend a lot of time in this space hyping performances that I, myself, am involved in, but I would feel remiss if I didn’t point out that one of the best singers in the world will be at Orchestra Hall this weekend.

Jane Eaglen is quite simply the best Wagner soprano alive today. She hasn’t performed in Minneapolis for five years, but I just got out of a rehearsal with her, and I’m here to tell you that she is absolutely spectacular. She’ll be the soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, and even if heavy Germanic opera isn’t really your thing (and actually, I must admit that it isn’t mine,) she may just make it your thing. Oh, and just as a bonus, former MN Orch music director Edo deWaart is conducting, and he’s something of a Wagner master himself.

If you want a ticket, you can get one online here. And with that, I’ll put an end to the shameless self-promotion, and return to gushing over grocery stores.

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