News Releases
“The Lighthouse” is on the Horizon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE COMPANY’S LANDMARK 250th PRODUCTION THE LIGHTHOUSE A CHAMBER OPERA BY PETER MAXWELL DAVIES ~~~~ Conducted by Maestra Nicole Paiement Staged by DTC Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty Starring Tenor Andrew Bidlack Baritone Robert Orth And Bass Daniel [...]
24th Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org The Dallas Opera Guild Presents The 24th Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition ~~~~~~ Honoring Elaine and Bill Blaylock ~~~~~~ SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012 The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House At the AT&T Performing Arts Center 2403 Flora Street, [...]
DALLAS OPERA’S 2012 COWBOYS STADIUM SIMULCAST of THE MAGIC FLUTE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 26, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COWBOYS STADIUM, PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A LANDMARK PUBLIC EVENT: DALLAS OPERA’S 2012 COWBOYS STADIUM SIMULCAST! ~~~~ MOZART’S THE MAGIC FLUTE LIVE! SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM STADIUM DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM ~~~~ [...]
The Dallas Opera’s 2012-2013 Season “PURSUITS OF PASSION”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 19, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A GLOBE-TROTTING FOURTH SEASON IN THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE! ~~~~ PURSUITS OF PASSION A TRIO OF PULSE-POUNDING MASTERPIECES BY VERDI, PUCCINI, AND DOMINICK ARGENTO! ~~~~ OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 AT 7:30 [...]
THE DALLAS OPERA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A MAJOR NEW COMMISSION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Calvin (214.443.1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org) Or Megan Meister (214.443.1071/megan.meister@dallasopera.org) THE DALLAS OPERA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A MAJOR NEW COMMISSION: Composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Terrence McNally Team to Create A TDO World Premiere Opera! ~~~~ GREAT SCOTT TO OPEN TDO’S 2015-2016 SEASON STARRING WORLD RENOWNED MEZZO-SOPRANO JOYCE DIDONATO IN [...]
You are Invited to THE LIGHTHOUSE
It’s the ticket sale you’ve been waiting for–THE LIGHTHOUSE, now available to the general public in time for holiday gift-giving! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PLEASED TO OFFER TICKETS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED ENGAGEMENT OF THE LIGHTHOUSE A CHAMBER OPERA BY [...]
First-Rate FIRST NIGHT
The numbers are in, regarding the Dallas Opera’s successful Opening Night Festivities. Keep scrolling! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 18, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA & DELOITTE PRESENT AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SUCCESSFUL “FIRST NIGHT” MARKING OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2011-2012 “TRAGIC OBSESSIONS” SEASON SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION KAKI HOPKINS, FIRST [...]
Dallas Opera’s Successful Endowment Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TWO-YEAR, $20 MILLION ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN ~~~~ TDO’S “CULTURAL RENAISSANCE ENDOWMENT FUND” LAUNCHED TWO YEARS AGO WITH $10 MILLION CHALLENGE GRANT FROM ANONYMOUS DONOR ~~~~ KEY SEVEN-FIGURE GIFTS FROM THE HAMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MRS. EUGENE MCDERMOTT, AND MARGOT [...]
Family Programming Trio – Next 3 Weekends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 27, 2011 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214-443-1014/suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org A Reminder: Three Weekends of Fabulous Family Programming at The Dallas Opera! ~~~~ DOCTOR MIRACLE $5 FAMILY PERFORMANCE, Sunday, October 30th 2:00 p.m. At the Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House ~~~~ DOCTOR MIRACLE performed at NorthPark Center Saturday, November 5th 2:00 p.m. ~~~~ [...]
Cast of THE LIGHTHOUSE Announced
Yes, it’s really happening: the thrilling theatrical collaboration with the Dallas Theater Center that is (or will be) THE LIGHTHOUSE by Peter Maxwell Davies. The next major announcement has been made and now we know who will be singing the roles. Pick your flavor: here’s the story from “Broadway World,” “Operagasm,” and “The Flash List“…Keep scrolling [...]
TDO News
First and Goal
Yes, there’s still time to sign on the dotted line and ensure your FREE reserved seat or seats for the Dallas Opera’s April 28th 7:30 pm simulcast of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at Cowboys Stadium! More details from Rodger Jones at “The Dallas Morning News” about your chance to, as he succinctly put it, “get something free [...]Buy Your Ticket but Hold the Applause
Keep your hands to yourselves – if only for a moment. That’s the opening salvo of Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell’s piece published in today’s edition of “The Dallas Morning News,” on the new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” opening tomorrow night (Thursday) at an uncharacteristically early hour: 7:00 PM, and the code of...Talk About Projecting!
Check out the latest from “Theater Jones” and Gregory Sullivan Isaacs as we prepare for Thursday’s Opening of the Dallas Opera’s new production of “Tristan & Isolde. Some of the visuals during last night’s dress rehearsal literally took my breath away. I really think we’re in for a phenomenal ride! But I digress. Projections Designer [...]Opera News
