Archives for June 2008
Thanks – A Million!
June 30, 2008
Here at The Dallas Opera, we are keenly aware of how much our lives and fortunes depend upon the support of this community and people just like you. This past season, you made all of us so proud! Scott Cantrell of “The Dallas Morning News” has a brief summary of where The Dallas Opera stood... Read more →
“Lafayette, we have arrived!”
June 27, 2008
At least, in the estimation of the always amusing and over-the-top website “Barihunk.” The latest edition begins: “To hell with ‘Remember the Alamo!’ The new battle cry in Texas is ‘Remember to get your tickets to The Dallas Opera!'” For the full story, click here. Someone bring this man a drool cup! Suzanne Calvin, Assoc.... Read more →
As Spanish As Chicken Paella
June 26, 2008
The first cooking class at The Milestone Culinary Arts Center was a delightful learning experience for The Dallas Opera and everyone who attended. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Chef Sharon Van Meter (a 1997 “Chef of the Year” who dazzled her clientele as Executive Chef of both Neiman Marcus and... Read more →
The Man Behind the Flip-Flop
Throughout the course of the events last week, I was asked countless time about “the guy on the banner.” The picture of the dashing gentleman on the Figaro in Flip-Flops campaign is Michael Todd Simpson (or Todd, as we call him.) Todd will be in the upcoming TDO production of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO portraying... Read more →
Lecture-In-Bed
Our most comfortable lecture yet, UNT Professor Dr. Stephen Dubberly speaks on just about everything that is The Marriage of Figaro as we lounge atop the carbon steel coils, natural latex foam, pure wool, and stretch cotton covers of Sovn European Sleep System’s beds.
As Spanish As Chicken Paella
June 25, 2008
As promised, here is the first recipe from our Spanish cuisine cooking class at Milestone Culinary Arts Center: Chicken and Sausage Paella Yield: 15 Servings 3 Tablespoons olive oil 1 2/4 lbs hot Italian sausages 4 lbs chicken thighs 2 large onions, chopped (about 5 cups) 10 garlic cloves, chopped, plus 1 garlic clove, minced... Read more →
We’re So Hil-Arias!
Q. Why couldn’t Mozart find his teacher? A. Because Mozart’s teacher was Haydn! Got a better one? Let us hear it!
The Moon in the Man
We couldn’t have planned a better night to screen “Moonstruck” at Victory Park last Wednesday (June 18th)! The weather was nice – not the typical “Texas-nice” where it’s almost bearable to be outside – but the “nice” where the skin beneath the sleeves of your Oxford dress shirt is downright jealous of your bare hands.... Read more →
Rock me Amadeus – The Inwood Living Room Series.
June 23, 2008
No, we didn’t play Falco’s 1985 chart topping hit – but we thought about it. The Dallas Opera kicked off our Inwood Living Room Series with Milos Foreman’s multi-award winning film Amadeus. Many thanks to the patrons and new friends that came out to join us for the first in our free screenings. The movie... Read more →
“The Operatic Revelation of the Year”
Not everybody will agree with me, but I like it when local classical music critics go gaga. I like it best, of course, when they get excited about what The Dallas Opera is putting onstage, but a “jazzed” critic, under any circumstances, is a pleasure to read. Witness Scott Cantrell’s rapturous review of Sir William... Read more →
Allan Glassman Keeps his Head Above Water
You are no doubt aware of the devastation caused by flooding in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest, but you may not have heard about its impact on local opera. According to newspaper reports, more than 600 people came out to a local high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the other night to attend... Read more →
Cafe Society: Madrid Style!
Wow. Did I say that loudly enough? Okay, then. WOW. Our latest casual pre-season event for “Figaro in Flip-Flops,” presented by One Arts Plaza, was a knock-out Spanish Wines and Tapas Tasting at Cafe Madrid in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District. It really struck me as the perfect way to spend a hot Sunday afternoon,... Read more →
Winspear Opera House “Overview”
We kicked off The Dallas Opera’s new casual series of pre-season events, “Figaro in Flip-Flops” with a lovely opening event for Board Members and Trustees at One Arts Plaza, the presenting sponsor of this special series. It took place on a breezy, sunny summer evening on the edge of the Downtown Arts District and, from... Read more →
“A Night in Old Spain” at the Meadows Museum
Dallas Opera lovers were hosted to “A Night in Old Spain at the Meadows Museum” Thursday, June 19th. Our gracious hostess, arts and humanities lecturer Barbara Benac, traced the Spanish roots of “The Marriage of Figaro,” set in Seville, in a fascinating presentation that blended portraits and paintings from the extensive Meadows Museum collection with... Read more →
June 2008 – Inside The Dallas Opera
June 20, 2008
Newest podcast on TDO site. Host of Inside The Dallas Opera, Suzanne Calvin, interviews Barbara Benac and previews The summer event series of The Dallas Opera presented by One Arts Plaza – Figaro in Flip-Flops. The events series focuses on the opera THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO in June. Barbara Benec is a docent for the... Read more →
Crossing Da Ponte
June 16, 2008
This 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... Read more →