News Releases

The Dallas Opera Is Proud to Announce A Major New Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) The Dallas Opera Is Proud to Announce A Major New [...]
June at the Dallas Opera

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) OUR CASUAL SUMMER EVENTS SERIES, “BARITONES & BEACHBALLS” IS SOARING FOR JUNE AT THE DALLAS OPERA ~~~~ DALLAS, MAY 9, 2012 – The Dallas Opera is ready to make your summer one to remember [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS BARITONES & BEACHBALLS ~~~~ POPULAR CASUAL SUMMER EVENTS SERIES READY FOR RE-LAUNCH ON JUNE 5, 2012 ~~~~ BROUGHT TO YOU BY FRIENDS OF THE DALLAS OPERA Special Thanks to Dallas Film Society, Scardello Artisan Cheese [...]
THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 “MARIA CALLAS DEBUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 7, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 “MARIA CALLAS DEBUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR” ~~~~ RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ENABLING THEM TO CAST THEIR VOTES ONLINE DALLAS, MAY 7, 2012 – The Dallas Opera is proud [...]
THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO PRESENT: TDO FAMILY SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES FOR 2012-13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 3, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014 suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org Or Megan Meister 214-443-1071 megan.meister@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO PRESENT TDO FAMILY SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES FOR 2012-13 ~~~~ INCLUDING BUDGET-MINDED FAMILY SUBSCRIPTION TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR JUST $12 PER PERSON TO SEE 3 PERFORMANCES! ~~~~ SINGLE TICKETS FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY [...]
TDO IS PROUD TO PRESENT “COMPOSING CONVERSATIONS” WITH JOBY TALBOT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO PRESENT “COMPOSING CONVERSATIONS” ~~~~ Featuring Joby Talbot, Composer of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and the Film Score for THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY ~~~~ MAY 15, 2012 AT 6:30 PM HAMON HALL, THE [...]
Simulcast Applauded by Thousands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) A LONE STAR STATE RECORD! AN ESTIMATED 15,000 THRILL TO THE MUSIC OF MOZART AT THE DALLAS OPERA COWBOYS STADIUM SIMULCAST! ~~~~ PRESENTED BY THE DALLAS FOUNDATION ~~~~ HISTORIC SIMULCAST GENERATES TICKET REQUESTS OF MORE THAN 34,000 AND HUNDREDS OF [...]
Last Chance for Tickets

30,500 and still counting, but not for very much longer. If you haven’t acted before now, get your free tickets to the April 28th Cowboys Stadium simulcast before it’s too late. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) ONLY TEN DAYS TO GO! REQUESTS FOR TICKETS TO [...]
Simulcast Ticket Requests Top 25K!

If I said, “but who’s counting?” the answer would be – we are! Yes, indeed, we are. Keep scrolling; the latest on the April 28th simulcast can be found below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) REQUESTS FOR TICKETS TO THE DALLAS OPERA COWBOYS STADIUM ONE-NIGHT-ONLY [...]
NOT Too Cool for School

It’s the official roll-out of the company’s education programs for this summer and the following school year. Read it and wish you were ten again: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE The 2012-2013 Education Programs SERVING NORTH TEXAS STUDENTS AGE 5 TO ADULT [...]
TDO News

Climb Every Opera
The word that the Dallas Opera has commissioned British composer Joby Talbot and American librettist Gene Scheer to tackle the world’s highest peak, metaphorically speaking, is eliciting a variety of reactions. “The Dallas Observer” writes that the still-to-be-created opera EVEREST, slated for production in February of 2015, is our “most adventurous commission to...Rollin’ Down the River
New at “Theater Jones”: the latest edition of Keith Cerny’s “Off the Cuff.” The Dallas Opera General Director and CEO takes this opportunity to explore why the placement of pieces in musical time matters. Read it right here. (Photo of Ganges River delta courtesy of loc.gov) Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media and PRTHE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 7, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 “MARIA CALLAS DEBUT ARTIST OF THE...Opera News





