Suzanne Calvin Interviews Die Fledermaus' Ava Pine
by tdoadminListen to this interview with Ava Pine who will be starring as Adele in Die Fledermaus.
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An Interview with General Director George Steel
by Cody RubioA Voice Crying in the Wilderness
by Suzanne CalvinOne of the funny things about blogs is: There are sites where everyone seems to register their opinions (admittedly, most of these are political in origin) and sites where it’s difficult to get anyone to belly up to the bar and sign their ‘X’ at all. One assumes, based on verbal comments: phone calls, emails [...]
Just Coffee, thanks
by Suzanne Calvin(tourist:) “Just coffee, thanks.” (waiter:) “Then what do you think you are you doing, sitting at a table with a paper cloth?” Intrepid travelers, there is a way to avoid this sort of tense cross-cultural exchange and I don’t mean by burning your passport and staying home. The answer may lie in this month’s Book [...]
The DVR for Your Radio
by Cody RubioEvery month, Suzanne Calvin hosts Inside The Dallas Opera on WRR Classical 101.1 FM. If you’ve missed an episode or want to know what you’re missing, download our podcasts from iTunes! This month’s Inside the Dallas Opera features Milestone Culinary Arts Center’s Chef Sharon Van Meter, hostess of our Figaro in Flip-Flops Cooking Series. Join [...]
Poles apart: The Wagner Winners
by Suzanne CalvinYou could say that the winners of Seattle Opera’s International Wagner Competition represent the (near-literal) ends of the earth. Click here for details. Suzanne Calvin, Assoc. Dir. of Marketing, The Dallas Opera
Cougars: Elizabethan Style
by Suzanne CalvinAs Monty Python used to say, “And now…for something completely different!” This month’s book club discussion will focus on “Older Women, Younger Men: New Options for Love and Romance” by Felicia Brings and Susan Winter. For those “women of a certain age” who don’t rule vast empires and can wiggle their big toe to get [...]
A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889
by Suzanne CalvinThanks to everyone who took the time to come out to Barnes & Noble Prestonwood Center for the second installment of our budding book club. The inspiration, this time, was “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II and the book we chose to focus upon is a very narrow window into a fascinating place and time. [...]
Crossing Da Ponte
by Suzanne CalvinThis afternoon marked the first thrilling installment of “Suzanne’s Book Club,” brought to you courtesy of Barnes & Noble Booksellers Prestonwood Center (5301 Beltline, Dallas) and we had a wonderful, attentive and enthusiastic crowd of opera lovers who had gathered to discuss this month’s selection: “The Librettist of Venice: The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da [...]
Launching the blog
by Suzanne CalvinGee…This is one of those moments in Dallas Opera history. Not one of those sublime moments like the pairing of Ruth Ann Swenson and Ewa Podles in Rodelinda, or, one of those make-your-heart-dance-in-your-chest moments like the playful interaction between Vivica Genaux, Giorgio Caoduro and Donato DiStefano in last season’s The Barber of Seville. Neither is [...]