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THE DALLAS OPERA PRESENTS STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERA!
February 22, 2018
THE U.S. PREMIERE OF MICHEL VAN DER AA’s SUNKEN GARDEN OPENING FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018 The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House AT&T Performing Arts Center ~~~~ AN “OCCULT MYSTERY FILM OPERA” WITH A LIBRETTO BY DAVID MITCHELL CONDUCTED BY NICOLE PAIEMENT ~~~~ ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: March 11, 14, 17, 2018 Sunken Garden is made possible... Read more →
Outstanding Semi-Finalists Announced for Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition!
January 31, 2018
The Dallas Opera and The Dallas Opera Guild Are Proud to Announce the 20 Outstanding Semi-Finalists of the 30th Annual “Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition” Competition Dates Semi-Finals: Friday, April 27, 2018, 11:00 a.m. Finals: Saturday, April 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Finals Feature The Dallas Opera Orchestra Conducted by Music Director Emmanuel Villaume Visit www.dallasopera.org/vocal... Read more →
Announcing Tremendous 2018-19 Season!
January 25, 2018
THE DALLAS OPERA PROUDLY PRESENTS ITS 62nd INTERNATIONAL SEASON! “SWEPT AWAY” FEATURING A SEASON OF EXCITING DEBUTS! A PUCCINI PAIRING & OUR FIRST FALSTAFF 2018-2019 Features Five Dazzling Classics: The Flying Dutchman (Oct. 12-Oct. 20, 2018) Carmen (Oct. 19-Nov. 4, 2018) Manon Lescaut (Semi-Staged, March 1-March 9, 2019) La Bohème (March 15-March 31, 2019) Verdi’s Falstaff... Read more →
Presenting the Delightful Comedy The Ring of Polykrates
January 12, 2018
THE RING OF POLYKRATES By Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Third U.S. Production in a Century Tenor Paul Groves, Soprano Laura Wilde, and Bass-Baritone Craig Colclough Star! Conducted by Dallas Opera Music Director Emmanuel Villaume ~~~~ Programmed with Korngold’s Iconic Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1945) Featuring Renowned Violinist Augustin Dumay OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,... Read more →
Dallas Opera Names Interim Gen. Dir. & CEO
December 21, 2017
Dr. Kern Wildenthal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 21, 2017 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Or Celeste Hart 214.443.1071 suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org celeste.hart@dallasopera.org The Dallas Opera Announces The Appointment of Dr. Kern Wildenthal Former Dallas Opera Board Chairman As Interim General Director and CEO ~~~~ Transition Team in Place The Search for Permanent General Director Begins DALLAS, TX,... Read more →
Announcing the Resignation of General Director and CEO Keith Cerny
December 15, 2017
DALLAS, TX, DECEMBER 15, 2017 – After seven-and-a-half years with The Dallas Opera, Keith Cerny, The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, has tendered his resignation. He has been appointed General Director and CEO of Calgary Opera, where he will assume his duties in January. Dr. Cerny, who took the helm of The Dallas Opera... Read more →
One of the World’s Most Thrilling Sopranos – Nadine Sierra in Recital!
December 1, 2017
The Dallas Opera Proudly Presents NADINE SIERRA IN AN EXCLUSIVE RECITAL Accompanied by Bryan Wagorn ~~~~ SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018, 2:00 P.M. MOODY PERFORMANCE HALL (Dallas Arts District) ~~~~ THE ROBERT E. AND JEAN ANN TITUS ART SONG RECITAL SERIES ~~~~ TICKETS $15 and $25 DALLAS, TX, DECEMBER 1, 2017 – The Robert E. and... Read more →
Principal Guest Conductor Nicole Paiement Featured in Theater Jones Interview
November 16, 2017
Gregory Sullivan Isaacs of Theater Jones conducts a fascinating interview with The Dallas Opera’s Martha R. and Preston A. Peak Principal Guest Conductor. Nicole Paiement shares highlights about the wonderful benefits of the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors, which culminates in a Concert Saturday, November 18, 2017. Check out this fabulous video!
Hart Institute Concerts-Nov. 11 and 18 (Tickets $10)
October 31, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Or Celeste Hart at 214.443.1071 suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org celeste.hart@dallasopera.org The Dallas Opera is Proud to Present The Women Conductors of the Third Annual Linda and Mitch Hart Institute—In Concert! ~~~~ Saturday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 18 At 7:30 p.m. in the Winspear Opera House ~~~~... Read more →
Meet Our Touring Production Supervisor, Ryan Lescalleet!
October 18, 2017
What do you find most rewarding about your job? It begins and ends with the children. Absolutely. Before every show, I ask the audience, “How many of you have ever seen an opera before?” When we go to a school where no one raises their hands, the feeling is incredible. We are the reason that... Read more →