Archives for 2010
Light Posting Alert
December 14, 2010
Although I doubt you’re going to be tremendously surprised, I need to let you know that posting will be light during the latter half of December. The Dallas Opera offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s and prior to that, I’m enjoying a too-rare family vacation with my outgoing son (moving to... Read more →
More Than a Stocking Stuffer
This essay is a REAL gift from General Director and CEO Keith Cerny to anybody wondering whether there’s a serious, practical, ambitious-yet-achievable vision for the Dallas Opera. From “Theater Jones” to you….Enjoy! (Photos courtesy of Karen Almond) Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
Of Bookclubs and Bootleggers
December 9, 2010
Okay, what does the Dallas Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet” Bookclub (which just got underway, so, feel free to join us for the next installment) have in common with Hollywood, Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy? The answer is: Bookclub Moderator Matt Bondurant, the author of the novel “The Wettest County in the World.” Here’s more from... Read more →
Violent Night at the Opera
December 8, 2010
Drama students and opera house workers from throughout Italy gathered outside Milan’s fabled La Scala on Opening Night to protest proposed cutbacks in funding for the arts – cutbacks so severe, they could change the cultural landscape of Italy. Police in riot gear charged a group of about a hundred protestors as they attempted to... Read more →
Costello at the Kennedy Center
December 6, 2010
Dallas Opera favorite Stephen Costello will take centerstage at the Kennedy Center tomorrow night with soprano Elizabeth Futral in a joint recital presented by The Vocal Arts Society. Dallas Opera donors and subscribers enjoyed much of it first, as you’ll see when you check out the musical selections for the evening. However, one big difference... Read more →
The Golden Girl is Back
A fascinating look at the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Giacomo Puccini’s “Fanciulla del West” (The Girl of the Golden West) and it’s far-reaching impact on American opera. Yes, we’re mentioned too in this “New York Times” article…keep scrolling. (Photo courtesy of huffingtonpost.com) Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
And Still More on Those Local Connections
– To the upcoming Grammy Awards. From Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell in “The Dallas Morning News” and Peter Simek of D magazine’s “FrontRow” blog. I’m beginning to wonder if I have enough fingers to cross on Grammy night! Suzanne Calvin, Manager/Director Media & PR
Pinching Herself
December 2, 2010
Okay, one of the Dallas Opera’s favorite sopranos is a little young to be called “Grammy,” but in this case, we’ll make an exception. It seems that Ava Pine, who has delighted local audiences for years on both the opera and concert stage, has now been nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Opera Recording... Read more →
Aria Ready for China?
December 1, 2010
With 60 million Chinese children studying the violin, another 40 million playing piano, Chinese ties to Western Classical Music have grown exponentially in recent decades (simply following the results of the Cliburn Competition is enough to make that clear) but now something else is happening in Beijing. It seems that Western-style opera is beginning to take... Read more →