Twin Cities Opera Guild has excelled at introducing students to opera and quality music since 1952. We are dedicated to cultivating music education and outreach, both in the schools and for the general public. As an all-volunteer non-profit organization, we rely on our members and friends to help us fund our grants for music education.
Special note regarding Spring Benefit
NOTICE TO ALL WHO ARE JOINING US FOR THE SPRING BENEFIT AT INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB ON MAY 20
ALLOW 15-20 MINUTES EXTRA TIME FOR THE DRIVE TO INTERLACHEN
The interchange at Highway 100 and 50th Street and Vernon Avenue in Edina is currently under construction from April to November 2025 with major and confusing local road detours currently in place and subject to change during the phases of construction.
To avoid delays and confusing detours, please check your GPS/navigation system for the best route for you given your starting location. Interlachen's address is 6200 Interlachen Blvd, Edina, MN 55436.
If you are driving north OR south on Highways 100 OR 169, consider taking Hwy 7 or Hwy 3 to Blake Road and follow it south to Interlachen Country Club. Again, however, to be certain, and to avoid delays, follow your GPS/navigation system directions.
If you get lost and need help, please call Interlachen Country Club at (952) 929-1661.
Message from TCOG President, Colleen Nelson
Now that it's spring in Minnesota again, with its imminent annual bloom of apple and cherry trees AND the promise of peonies throughout the Twin Cities, it’s time to celebrate and enjoy all that the Twin Cities opera and performance industry has to offer without the inconvenience of winter coats and snow, to reconnect with each other, and to continue TCOG’s 73-year mission of supporting opera and music education for the young.
For our part, our annual Spring Benefit, "A Musical Bouquet,” kicks off our 2025 fundraising efforts in spring-time fashion on May 20 and is highlighted in our Spring 2025 newsletter which is available in the Newsletter link. We are again convening at the time-honored Interlachen Country Club in Edina with our spring-themed silent auction and opportunities to donate to our mission. This year’s entertainers include Kara Morgan, Resident Artist with the Minnesota Opera, as well as Tracey Engleman and Scott Lykins. All have appeared with the Lakes Area Music Festival, whose education programs for children were highlighted in our Spring 2024 newsletter. Registration is available online through the Events link. We enthusiastically invite you to join us and enjoy the day.
A national pioneer in opera education for children
How we make it happen
Our grants fund:
- Delightful musical productions in-school, staged and performed by students -- in both the cast and orchestra
- Interactive in-school student programs conducted by professional singers and musicians
- After-school music programs for children, including student choirs
- Special student matinees at operas produced by the Minnesota Opera
- Summer music programs for children
Coming events
SPRING BENEFIT A Musical Bouquet |
Tuesday May 20, 2025 |
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Party in Pink |
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025 |
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Candlelight Dinner |
Saturday Oct 18, 2025 |
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Impact
(over the past 5 years)
In the past five years our organization:
- Served a total of 96,890 children
- Served children from ages three through college
- Granted funds to an average of 25 organizations and schools each year
- Gave grants totaling $384,970
Grants that enrich our youth
School children are the principal beneficiaries of our funds. During the last past five years, we have funded programs bringing music education to more than 96,890 children, both in the seven-county metropolitan area and throughout the state of Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota.
Twice each year (Fall and Winter), we review applications for new education grants.