Montana Opera Reimagines a River Classic with Fly-Fishing on Stage
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Opera Montana is turning the novella A River Runs Through It into an opera, featuring fly-fishing scenes on the Yellowstone River. To capture authenticity, writers and producers had the cast go fishing together during preparation for the show’s 50th‑anniversary production, with music by Zach Redler; the premiere is in Bozeman before moving to Missoula, exploring themes of family, loss and masculinity.
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- 'A River Runs Through It’ — but for this opera, it’s the Gallatin KBZK News
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