Tag "Don Pasquale"
More Applause for “Don Pasquale”
(Photo by Dallas Opera Production Photographer Karen Almond) The latest acclaim for this marvelous revival comes from the international media: Canada’s highly regarded music magazine, ”La Scena Musicale.” Here’s the review by Paul E. Robinson, who wrote: “…the production was excellent: the cast was first-rate; the sets and costumes by the late Jean-Pierre Ponnelle were just [...]
“Don Pasquale” Romps Through the Winspear
And both critics and audiences seem…well, charmed. Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell praised a cast that ranged from “very good to dazzling” in his “Dallas Morning News” review. Olin Chism for KERA’s “Art and Seek” pronounced “Pasquale” a “winner,” reserving special kudos for the hilarious Donato DiStefano in the title role and the “vocally nimble [...]
Working Out with Nathan Gunn
Historical fiction, Rammstein and the occasional bag of potato chips. Although there’s nothing “regular” about his talent, this engaging feature story in the “Wall Street Journal” proves that, in some ways, opera star baritone Nathan Gunn is a regular guy, fighting all the same battles that beset us mere mortals (with common sense and a-typical success). Catch [...]
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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
