MN Opera resident artist Michael Nyby here, updating from the intermission of our penultimate performance of the Pearl Fishers. If any readers are coming to our last performance on Sunday, come to the Ordway an hour prior to curtain to watch the Opera Insights presentation, hosted by Mary Dibbern, our marvelous head of music and featuring the vocal stylings of myself and fellow resident artists Naomi Isabel Ruiz and Brad Benoit. Before each performance we sing a few excerpts from the opera and Mary gives a short but very informative and entertaining talk about the opera’s genesis. Hope to see you there!