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THE 2016 DALLAS OPERA GUILD VOCAL COMPETITION—THIS WEEKEND!
April 26, 2016
Finals Round Scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Opening Remarks at 7:20 p.m. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House The AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, Texas General Admission Seating $5 / Lexus Red Parking $5 DALLAS, TX, APRIL 26, 2016 – The Dallas Opera wishes to remind music lovers that the expanded... Read more →
The Dallas Opera Orchestra Performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13
April 19, 2016
Presented by AT&T Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 24, 2016 – 2:00 p.m. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House Dallas –The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced tickets are on sale for The Dallas Opera Orchestra performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 which will be performed by The Dallas Opera Orchestra at 2:00 p.m. Sunday,... Read more →
A rare opportunity! Pre-Opera Talk with Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Performance of Babi Yar!
The Russian Nobel Prize-nominated poet and author of the acclaimed poem, Babi Yar, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, will participate in a Pre-Opera Talk prior to The Dallas Opera Orchestra’s performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113, based on the poem. The lecture will take place on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 12:30 pm... Read more →
Deadline for 2016 Institute for Women Conductors – April 22!
April 14, 2016
The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera ~~~~ 2016 Program: Nov. 26 – Dec. 11 in Dallas, TXDeadline to Apply: April 22, 2016 ~~~~ Initial Support from the Richard and Enika Schulze Foundation Additional Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the TACA Bowden & Embrey Family Foundations... Read more →
A Symphonic Memorial to Babi Yar
April 4, 2016
Mark your calendar for a powerful and poignant presentation by The Dallas Opera Orchestra as it performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 “Babi Yar” and Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3. The performance, April 24, at 2 p.m. memorializes the 75th anniversary of the tragic massacre at “Babi Yar.” This month’s... Read more →
The Great American Musical – Show Boat – Opens April 15th!
March 29, 2016
The Groundbreaking 1927 Masterpiece By Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II ~~~~ Starring Andriana Chuchman as Magnolia, Michael Todd Simpson as Gaylord Ravenal, And Morris Robinson as Joe ~~~~ An Acclaimed Francesca Zambello Production Conducted by Music Director Emmanuel Villaume Directed by E. Loren Meeker ~~~~ In Artistic Partnership with Dallas Black Dance Theatre ~~~~ Underwritten by Tom... Read more →
Morris Robinson, starring as Joe in Show Boat, was recently featured on NBC-TV’s “TODAY” show!
March 18, 2016
In this segment which aired March 13, Morris shares fascinating insights about his unusual path to career success as an opera singer, a comparison of film and opera, why young people should check out opera and …he SINGS! Please click and share! Experience his magnificent talent in our production of SHOW BOAT opening April 15th! http://www.today.com/video/former-college-football-player-turns-to-opera-for-a-career-change-643437123537
The Dallas Opera’s Riverboat Adventure!
March 16, 2016
Our final production of the 2015-2016 season is Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s SHOW BOAT! The work that changed American Musical Theater forever, opens on Friday, April 15, 2016. In this edition of OFF THE CUFF from Theater Jones, Keith Cerny, the Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, explores and offers insights in to... Read more →
More Rave Reviews for Emmanuel Villaume for Recordings and Recent Appearances!
March 1, 2016
MUSIC DIRECTOR EMMANUEL VILLAUME OFF TO A BRILLIANT START IN 2016 French Conductor Earning Rave Reviews For Award-Winning Commercial Recordings, Recent Appearances in London and Chicago DALLAS, MARCH 1, 2016 –The Dallas Opera is very pleased and proud to call attention to the recent successes and professional accolades bestowed upon internationally acclaimed Mrs. Eugene McDermott Music... Read more →
Applications Now Accepted for 2016 Institute for Women Conductors!
February 22, 2016
The Dallas Opera is Proud to Announce Applications Are Now Being Accepted For The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera ~~~~ Expanded 2016 Program: Nov. 26 – Dec. 11, 2016 ~~~~ TDO Seeks to Create New Opportunities for Talented Young Women Conductors Making Their Mark in the Field of Opera ~~~~ Additional... Read more →