Monthly Archive "July2010"
Blythe Spirit
I’ve been saying forever that we should turn the television series “Dallas” into an opera, for obvious reasons. Now, some enterprising opera lovers in Arkansas are working to create their own version of same. It’s a new work in progress entitled, “Billy Blythe” and it traces the operatic life and political career of former Arkansas [...]
“Boris” is More Than Good Enough
Yes, folks, tonight is the night we’ll be tackling the ticklish topic of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” (our 2010-11 Season finale) and the Tsar himself with guests Dr. Lonny Harrison, Visiting Assistant Professor and Russian Section Head at UTA and Dr. Christopher S. Anderson, Professor of Sacred Music for the Perkins School of Theology at SMU. [...]
The Baton Rests
Sad word from the U.K. today about the passing of Maestro Charles Mackerras from cancer. He was 84. Mackerras became the first guest conductor -ever- for the Dallas Opera in 1971, when he guided our initial production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Jon Vickers (and Austrian soprano Helga Dernesch marking her American debut). Here’s the extensive [...]
They’ve got Spirit!
Fresh from Robert Miller’s “Dallas Morning News” column: Dallas Opera President Dr. Kern Wildenthal and his wife Marnie (past president and current co-chair of the TACA Board of Governors) will be honored November 5th by The Senior Source as recipients of the 2010 Spirit of Generations Award. This award honors individuals and groups who have [...]
Aboard the Board
Composer Jake Heggie continues to make waves in the opera world following the critically acclaimed premiere of “Moby-Dick.” He’s been voted onto the Board of Directors of OPERA America. More details here. Congratulations, Jake! Suzanne Calvin, Mgr./Dir. Media & PR
Barihunked!
Never did I suspect I would be part of a team honored on a site devoted to the most talented and gooooooooooorgeous baritones on the international opera stage. Thanks to those audacious gents at “Barihunks!” Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
Ahab’s Encore!
Fascinating news from Jake Heggie and Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell: Evidently Captain Ahab is unsinkable after all. Get all the details of Jake’s upcoming stint as University of North Texas Artist-in-Residence and plans for a new symphonic work based on…you guessed it… Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
TDO News
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
