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  • Home > FAQs > What time should I arrive?

    What time should I arrive?

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    What time should I arrive?

    The Winspear opens 90 minutes prior to performance time. For your safety, metal detector screening and bag checks are in place for all ticketed events. Please plan to arrive early so you have ample time.

    Join us for the Joy and Ronald Mankoff Pre-Opera Talk, an interactive 30-minute lecture that begins one hour before the start of each Mainstage opera in the Margaret McDermott Performance Hall. Admission is free with your ticket to a Dallas Opera performance.

    Family operas also include pre-show activities and crafts in the lobby starting at 12:30pm before 2:00pm performances.

     

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