Younger audiences are the target of orchestra and opera groups

Step into an orchestra concert or opera hall, and you expect to see an audience of a certain age -- patrons perhaps better acquainted with AARP than iPod. But Minnesota's major classical music organizations are aiming to change that demographic -- or at least add to it -- with programs designed to attract younger audiences. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola about the topic.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, 11/13/2008, 8:25 a.m.