Pickup Truck Opera: Vol. 5 - The Return of King Idomeneo in Loring Park's Garden of the Seasons

Name: Pickup Truck Opera: Vol. 5 - The Return of King Idomeneo in Loring Park's Garden of the Seasons
Start: 2025-09-04T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Loring Park

Schedule

Thu Sep 04 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Loring Park | Minneapolis, MN

It's Mozart's musical myth of humanity in peril! It's 1950s doo-wop and an epic Greek adventure! It's Mixed Precipitation's 17th annual summer opera extravaganza!
All performances are offered for a suggested donation ($5 – $45). Recommended for all ages.
ALL ARE WELCOME and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Children under 12 are welcome to attend for free.
We're thankful to the Friends of Loring Park for hosting our performance and creating this wonderful space for our community.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Mozart’s epic music comes to a 1950s street corner with a unique mash-up of passionate arias, exciting choruses, 50s doo-wop, and 60s girl groups. This mythical show is family-friendly and full of adventure.
Our adaptation, The Return of King Idomeneo, brings the action to mid-century America, as the neighborhood celebrates the return of its victorious hometown heroes from the long and bloody Trojan War. General Idomeneo has taken hostages from Troy: three brilliant scientists, Hecuba and her daughters Ilia and Cassandra. And Neptune, the vengeful god of the sea, prepares to unleash his sewage monsters.
Full info at https://mixedprecipitation.org/summer-2025/

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITE:
This performance is at the Loring Park Garden of the Seasons (on the north side of Loring Pond, just south of the tennis courts).
Parking is available on the streets surrounding the park. Please consider biking or using public transportation to attend this performance.
There is an accessible port-o-potty in the center of the park.
Follow the posted signage to the outdoor performance venue.
Bring a water bottle or beverage, sunscreen, and a folding chair or a blanket for sitting on the grass. Picnics are also welcome (please clean up and haul out your trash)
Leashed dogs are welcome at this site. Please clean up after your pets.