Alumna Joni Griffith Directs "Tonya and Nancy: The Opera"

Tonya and Nancy: The Opera

Joan Griffith (BM, 2015, voice, student of Barbara Kierig and Wendy Zaro-Mullins) will direct Tonya and Nancy: The Opera with theatre company Mixed Precipitation. The show features alumni, as well as current University of Minnesota School of Music students. This comedic opera revolves around the wild and wacky drama surrounding the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and the rivalry between figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Created by composer Abigail Al-Doory Cross and writer Elizabeth Searle, this opera premiered in 2006.

Performances take place on February 21 at 7:30 pm at BlackStack Brewing in Saint Paul, and February 24 at 10 pm at Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. Tickets and more information

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