Monthly Archive "June2010"
The Pros and Cons of Anne Boleyn
Wish you could have been there! It was indeed a “rousing” discussion of the life, times and death of Anne Boleyn last night as the Dallas Opera kicked off our summer lecture series (part of the “Baritones and Beachballs” (mostly) free summer events presented by SKINTASTIC. A BIG round of applause is due to Dr. Kevin [...]
The Best of the Best
The word you’ve been waiting for, the winner of this season’s hotly contested “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award” was announced yesterday evening before a host of interested spectators in Nancy B. Hamon Hall. General Director and CEO Keith Cerny read a gracious statement from the winner and you can read all about [...]
Getting the ball rolling… the Beachball that is!
When celebrating Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI with a food and wine tasting, you could find yourself debating on which cultural direction to focus. Since DON GIOVANNI is an Italian opera, it’s only obvious that you should celebrate with a wine from the world’s biggest producer. On the other hand, DON GIOVANNI is set in Spain, not [...]
This Best of All Possible Worlds?
Yet another interesting and insightful analysis from D magazine’s Wayne Lee Gay for the “FrontRow” performing arts blog. The gist of it is: May 2010 will go down as the best month for opera in North Texas – ever! Your thoughts, ladies and gents? Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
“Good-bye” to the Legendary Peter J. Hall
Peter J. Hall, the Resident Costume Designer for the Dallas Opera and a renowned theatrical designer and artist known throughout the world, died Thursday, May 27th in Dallas from cardiac complications following a prolonged illness. He was 84 years old. Born in Bristol, England, Mr. Hall showed an early interest in theater, pursuing his dream [...]
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UNT’s THEODORA making a stop at the Winspear,...
Theodora February 23 (Denton) and 24 (Dallas) at 7:30 p.m. Ava Pine, Theodora * Ryland Angel, Didymus Richard Croft, Septimius * Jeffrey Snider, Valens * Jennifer Lane, Irene Pre-concert lecture: Dr. Ruth Davis, University of Cambridge, at 6:30 p.m. A tragic tale of love, faith and virtue set in 4th century Antioch, Handel’s oratorio Theodora [...]Heppner on the Roles of a Lifetime
Knowing how tremendously hard tenor Ben Heppner worked to create the role of Captain Ahab in Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s world premiere production of “Moby-Dick” (Dallas Opera, 2010), it’s incredibly gratifying to see that the artist looks back on that difficult process–I mean, YOU try singing for a couple of hours on a peg-leg!–as [...]Proverbial Talk of the Town
Yes, as suspected, the announcement that the Dallas Opera and Cowboys Stadium have partnered for an April 28th live simulcast of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” has quickly become the talk of the town. You may select from a variety of journalistic takes on the upcoming event… From Daniel J. Wakin at “The New York Times” Classical Music [...]Opera News
