Per “Seeking the Infinite”, the life of SS, the move to change the name from the Minneapolis Symphony to the Minnesota Orchestra was fraught with controversy. In fact, its history might be termed ‘tumultuous’ from that point on. Did even Mr. SS overlook the odd coincidence of the similarity of the new name to the name of an ill-fated character in Mozart’s last major opera? :-0
Le Chant du Rossignol...(song of the nightingale) 