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As Des Moines Metro Opera grew, its ambitions extended beyond its small-town Iowa origin

Part of a series on the labor practices of the Des Moines Metro Opera. A world-renowned opera in a small town like Indianola is the kind of thing that starts with an idiosyncratic, indefatigable ...
The New York Times

In Des Moines, Big Operas and Big Ambitions Fill a Tiny Theater

Des Moines Metro Opera has become one of the country’s most successful smaller companies doing adventurous repertory in a 467-seat space. A scene from Des Moines Metro Opera’s production of Janacek’s ...
Des Moines Register

As Des Moines Metro Opera grew, its ambitions extended beyond its small-town Iowa origin

Robert Larsen, driven by his love for opera, founded the Des Moines Metro Opera in Indianola, Iowa in 1973. Larsen's ambitious leadership and dedication built the opera from a small-town production to ...