Minneapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Music === {{main|Music of Minnesota}} [[File:Prince at Coachella (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=.6|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] studied at the [[Minnesota Dance Theatre]]<ref>{{cite news |title = Dancers recall Prince as a hard-working 'darling' in tights and ballet slippers |url = http://www.startribune.com/dancers-recall-prince-as-a-hard-working-darling-in-tights-and-ballet-slippers/378179261/ |date = May 5, 2016 |first = Caroline |last = Palmer |work =[[Star Tribune]]|access-date = May 3, 2018 |archive-date = May 4, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180504011637/http://www.startribune.com/dancers-recall-prince-as-a-hard-working-darling-in-tights-and-ballet-slippers/378179261/ |quote=While growing up, Prince had ballet training through an initiative called the Urban Arts Program...Prince took classes with MDT in Dinkytown. }}</ref> through the [[Minneapolis Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2022/02/new-documentary-looks-back-at-minneapolis-1970s-era-experimental-arts-program/|title=New documentary looks back at Minneapolis' 1970s-era experimental arts program|last=Regan|first=Sheila|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=April 22, 2023|work=[[MinnPost]]|quote=FITC began as a program offered through the Minneapolis Public Schools, under the umbrella of the Urban Arts Program....(Among the notable alumni of the Urban Arts program was none other than Prince himself.)|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422153520/https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2022/02/new-documentary-looks-back-at-minneapolis-1970s-era-experimental-arts-program/|url-status=live}}</ref>|alt=Hip height portrait of Prince playing guitar at night wearing white suit with metallic silver ornament]] [[Minnesota Orchestra]] plays classical and popular music at [[Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis)|Orchestra Hall]] under music director [[Thomas Søndergård]].<ref>{{cite web |date = July 28, 2022 |access-date = September 26, 2022 |publisher = [[Minnesota Orchestra|Minnesota Orchestral Association]] |url = https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/meet-the-music-director-designate-thomas-sondergard/ |title = Meet the Music Director Designate: Thomas Søndergård |archive-date = September 26, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220926192123/https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/meet-the-music-director-designate-thomas-sondergard/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The orchestra won a 2014 [[56th Annual Grammy Awards#Classical|Grammy]] for their recording of Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 by Sibelius,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/26/minnesota-orchestra-wins-grammy |title = Minnesota Orchestra wins Grammy |author = Wurzer, Cathy |date = January 26, 2014 |work =[[MPR News]]|access-date = February 7, 2023 |archive-date = February 8, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230208002919/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/26/minnesota-orchestra-wins-grammy |url-status = live }}</ref> and a 2004 [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy]] for composer [[Dominick Argento]] with their recording of ''[[Casa Guidi (album)|Casa Guidi]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title = Best Contemporary Composition |date = February 9, 2004 |url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1667101 |access-date = July 19, 2021 |work = [[NPR]] |archive-date = July 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719152300/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1667101 |url-status = live }}</ref> Minneapolis's opera companies include [[Minnesota Opera]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Cameron|first=Linda|date=July 18, 2016|title=Best Operas In Minnesota|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/best-operas-in-minnesota/|work=[[CBS News Minnesota]]|publisher=[[CBS Broadcasting]]|access-date=May 14, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514190812/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/best-operas-in-minnesota/|url-status=live}}</ref> the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-troupe-offers-a-rare-slice-of-gilbert-sullivan/248871161/|last=Royce|first=Graydon|date=March 6, 2014|title=Theater: Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company|work=[[Star Tribune]]|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414123701/https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-troupe-offers-a-rare-slice-of-gilbert-sullivan/248871161/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Really Spicy Opera]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Longbella|first=Maren|date=August 7, 2016|title=Fringe review: 'Game of Thrones: The Musical'|url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/07/fringe-review-game-of-thrones-the-musical/|work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|access-date=May 14, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514185904/https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/07/fringe-review-game-of-thrones-the-musical/|url-status=live}}</ref> Singer and multi-instrumentalist [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] was a [[child prodigy]],<ref name=CityMusicHistory>{{cite report |title = Minneapolis Music History, 1850–2000: A Context |first1 = Charlene |last1 = Roise |first2 = Elizabeth |last2 = Gales |first3 = Kristen |last3 = Koehlinger |first4 = Kathryn |last4 = Goetz |last5 = Hess |first5 = Roise and Company |first6 = Kristen |last6 = Zschomler |first7 = Stephanie |last7 = Rouse |first8 = Jason |last8 = Wittenberg |date = December 2018 |page = 42 |access-date = May 1, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |url = https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/government/Minneapolis-Music-History-1850-2000.pdf |quote = A true musical prodigy, Prince mastered the piano by about age eight while living at 2620 Eighth Avenue North, where he could play anything he heard by ear on the piano and began songwriting. |archive-date = May 15, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114952/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/government/Minneapolis-Music-History-1850-2000.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> born in Minneapolis and an area resident for most of his life.<ref>{{cite news |title = So you're a Prince fan visiting Minnesota: Five must-see stops |last1 = Gabler |first1 = Jay |date = January 27, 2018 |work=[[KCMP|The Current]]|publisher = [[Minnesota Public Radio]] |access-date = December 20, 2019 |url = https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/01/so-youre-a-prince-fan-visiting-minnesota-five-must-see-stops/ |archive-date = August 15, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210815082522/https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/01/so-youre-a-prince-fan-visiting-minnesota-five-must-see-stops/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Minneapolis became what ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called the "center of music in the '80s" thanks to the nightclub [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] and musicians like Prince, [[Hüsker Dü]], and [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Everybody Is a Star: How the Rock Club First Avenue Made Minneapolis the Center of Music in the '80s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9832-everybody-is-a-star-how-the-rock-club-first-avenue-made-minneapolis-the-center-of-music-in-the-80s/|last=Matos|first=Michaelangelo|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2023|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150455/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9832-everybody-is-a-star-how-the-rock-club-first-avenue-made-minneapolis-the-center-of-music-in-the-80s/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city hosts several other concert venues including the [[The Cedar Cultural Center|Cedar]] and the [[Dakota Jazz Club|Dakota]],<ref name=Moran>{{cite news |url = https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/concert-venues/ |title = A Guide to Twin Cities Concert Venues |author = Moran, Lydia |date = January 28, 2019 |access-date = September 26, 2022 |work = Mpls. St. Paul |publisher = Key Enterprises |archive-date = September 26, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220926181502/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/concert-venues/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation]] books the [[Minneapolis Armory|Armory]] and the [[Uptown Theater (Minneapolis)|Uptown Theater]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Uptown Theater Minneapolis|url=https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZ917AtLX/uptown-theater-minneapolis-events|access-date=June 11, 2023|publisher=[[Live Nation]]|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611170122/https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZ917AtLX/uptown-theater-minneapolis-events|url-status=live}}</ref> As her fame increased, [[Lizzo]] lived in Minneapolis for about five years,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/lizzo-moving-to-minneapolis-one-of-best-decisions-ive-made|title=Lizzo: Moving to Minneapolis 'one of best decisions I've made'|last=Uren|first=Adam|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2024|work=[[Bring Me The News]]}}</ref> and other hip hop acts such as [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] featured the city and Minnesota in their lyrics.<ref>[[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] (January 4, 2005). "I Wish Those Cats @ Fobia Would Give Me Some Free Shoes" and "Sep Seven Game Show Them" and "7th St. Entry" on ''[[Headshots: SE7EN]]'' remastered [[Rhymesayers Entertainment|Rhymesayers]], ASIN: B0006SSRXS [Explicit lyrics].</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.citypages.com/music/the-best-minnesota-rap-albums-of-2014-6635036 |title = The Best Minnesota Rap Albums of 2014 |last = Spencer |first = Jack |date = December 12, 2014 |work =[[City Pages]]|publisher = Star Tribune Media |access-date = August 20, 2015 |archive-date = August 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210819015205/http://www.citypages.com/music/the-best-minnesota-rap-albums-of-2014-6635036 |url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page