Tag "James Valenti"
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 [...]
A Great First Time Experience
And who would know that better than an opera singer himself? That’s the verdict of tenor James Valenti, singing the role of Alfredo Germont in “La traviata” opening later today at the Winspear Opera House. He tells “Sulphur Springs News-Telegram” Arts Editor Terry Mathews why this is such a good choice for the opera-phobic [...]
Longer Lasting Love
Longer lasting, that is, than either of the ill-fated protagonists in “La traviata” opening this evening at the Winspear Opera House. From the Dallas publication “The Voice,” here’s an intimate look at the lives of one of opera’s most fascinating team: renowned stage director Bliss Hebert and equally renowned production designer Allen Charles Klein. Read it [...]
“La traviata” Comes to TDO!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 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 IS PROUD TO PRESENT GIUSEPPE VERDI’S POIGNANT 1853 MASTERPIECE LA TRAVIATA LIBRETTO BY FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE ~~~~ STARRING GREEK SOPRANO MYRTÒ PAPATANASIU IN HER AMERICAN DEBUT AS VIOLETTA, AMERICAN TENOR JAMES VALENTI AS ALFREDO, AND FRENCH BARITONE [...]
Spectacular, Spectacular!
“Dallas had a spectacular hit in March with a gorgeous rendition of RIGOLETTO.” -Willard Spiegelman, “Opera News” I would read more if I weren’t blushing so. However, don’t let me stop you from finding out exactly what Willard has to say about Laura Claycomb’s long-awaited debut–and infinitely more! Press here. Didn’t work? Okay then, click! Suzanne [...]
Jonathan Pell, Summer of Opera, Part 11
Today’s auditions were a mix of singers already under management and then several members of the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Program. I only heard a total of 12 singers today because people were ill which led to several cancellations. The most interesting singer today was an Estonian mezzo named Kai Ruutel, who is [...]
James Valenti: By Any Other Name, Still Gorgeous!
A terrific advance piece on our “Rigoletto” opening tonight at 7:30 PM by CBS 11′s Sandie Newton. Yes, you’ll do a double take on the onscreen misspelling of James’ last name. They keep promising they’ll fix it, but in the meantime, I don’t want to deprive you of the story and the great footage from [...]
A Character with Fatal Flaws and Fab Abs
To make-off with Sally Fields’ most famous moment on the podium, “He likes us! He really likes us!” Actually, the love-fest is mutual in this piece on tenor James Valenti from the always delicious pen of Terry Mathews at the “Sulphur Springs News-Telegram.” And check out Karen Almond’s “Dangerous Desires” photo of Valenti (our dastardly-yet-irresistible [...]
Man About NY Town
A familiar face still hanging around those rooftop garrets. Photographer Dario Acosta’s take on tenor James Valenti (better known to Dallas Opera lovers as the mesmerizing poet Rodolfo in our popular 2009 revival of “La boheme.” Smashing! And he sings like a dream, too. Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Dir. Media & PR
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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
