Minnesota baritone Conor McDonald stars in Boston Symphony Orchestra's New Tanglewood Tales
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Minnesota-born baritone Conor McDonald, who as a youth performed with the Minnesota Opera and the Children's Theatre Company (CTC), is featured in a Web series that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the life a musician.New Tanglewood Tales: Backstage with Rising Artists profiled six fellows in the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center, a summer academy run by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Episodes 1-6 of New Tanglewood Tales are available at the BSO Media Center and on YouTube. I talked with McDonald about the series and about trying to make a career out of his life-long dream. . .