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July 2, 2013

come trovare il farmaco giusto e il dosaggio per il tuo figlio di vendita canada goose italia Jake (Asa Butterfield) viaggio in un’isola al largo della costa del Galles per portare la chiusura dopo la morte del suo amato nonno (Terence Stamp). Il suo ignaro padre (Chris O ‘Dowd’ va con lui, ma non nota […]

It’s a simple question but one that’s bound to spark complex responses, both pro and con. Is the U.S. ready for (or long overdue for) a “Minister of Culture” along the lines of other civilized nations? Here’s a new look at the topic from “The Atlantic” and reporter Megan Garber. Feel free to present your […]

July 8th at 10:00. Single tickets go on sale for the upcoming Dallas Opera Season – have your credit card standing by! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Suzanne.Calvin@dallasopera.org Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071 Megan.Meister@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE SINGLE TICKETS FOR THE 2013/2014 SEASON “BY LOVE TRANSFORMED” […]

June 28, 2013

We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Yes, it’s an enormous thrill to present simulcasts at a spectacular venue like Cowboys Stadium, but it’s also great to bring people to the Dallas Arts District to experience what for many is their first taste of live opera. October 25th. Mark your calendar and plan to be there for “Carmen!” FOR IMMEDIATE […]

  The chandelier in the auditorium of the Teatro la fenice. I have come to Venice for a few days and attended performances of MADAME BUTTERFLY with different casts on successive nights. This new production was abstract and highly stylized, with a white cyclorama that also covered the stage floor, sort of like an old […]

June 26, 2013

The interior of the Teatro della pergola in Florence The last few days have been very rewarding—I have heard more than 100 singers from 30 countries, and attended a performance of Verdi’s original 1847 version of MACBETH (which I had never had an opportunity to hear “live”) in the very theatre in which it premiered, […]

June 25, 2013

It was fascinating to watch the singers and musicians tackling our new production of THE LIGHTHOUSE, a tremendously difficult 1980 work by Peter Maxwell Davies, falling “in trust” with the amazingly talented conductor Nicole Paiement. They couldn’t say enough about the importance of her conducting to their superb execution of the piece and everyone was […]

June 24, 2013

View of Florence from the Palazzo Pitti I am in Italy for the European NYIOP auditions, and just finished hearing the second day of preliminary auditions, where a panel of nearly twenty opera companies from around the world heard more than fifty singers from twenty-five countries.  These auditions were held in a rehearsal room at […]

June 21, 2013

Former Dallas Opera Guild President Nancy Ritter has passed away in Dallas after decades of service to the community and the Dallas Opera. Visitation will be at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. (located off West Northwest Highway) and her funeral is scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. (June […]

June 17, 2013

Photo Credit Ken Howard Last night was the opening night of New Orleans jazz trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard’s first opera CHAMPION, with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael Cristofer, and based on the life of prize fighter Emile Griffith.  To borrow a sports term, it was a knockout!