Press Room
From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell – California – Part 1
September 8, 2013
I am in Los Angeles this morning after two days in San Francisco where I attended back to back performances of Boito’s rarely performed opera MEFISTOFELE and the third performance in the world premiere run of Tobias Picker’s new opera DOLORES CLAIBORNE, both starring Patricia Racette. It was an astonishing feat when Ms. Racette agreed... Read more →
Dallas Opera Perspectives at the Meadows Museum
September 6, 2013
Count me in! Coming to the Meadows Museum, a conversation not to be missed between Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny and the company’s esteemed new music director, Emmanuel Villaume. Details to follow: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 6, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071 suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org megan.meister@dallasopera.org THE DALLAS OPERA... Read more →
Surprise Visit from a Journalist
September 5, 2013
A compliment always means so much more when you didn’t see it coming. Such is the case with this thoughtful essay by David A. Smith, who covers the arts for “The Waco Tribune” but who recently paid us a call. Suzanne Calvin, Director Media and PR
Falling Headfirst Into the Arts
September 3, 2013
With a new school year getting underway, it’s the perfect time to work a little culture into your fall family plans. Check out a few of the easily affordable options below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071 suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org megan.meister@dallasopera.org A Fall Filled With Enchanting Tales TDO... Read more →
Mark Twain’s Wagnerian Adventures
What did American literary icon Mark Twain and German music titan Richard Wagner have in common? If you said “Wavy hair,” you are correct! If you said anything else, you’re probably mistaken. Desite the lack of common ground, Twain’s deeply personal impressions of the Bayreuth experience form the basis for this month’s “Off the Cuff”... Read more →
October at TDO: “Just the facts, ma’am.”
Coming back from a wind-swept, sea salt, sun-addled holiday weekend, we thought many of you could use a little help in sorting through the upcoming events in October. Get out your Day Planner (digital or otherwise) and have at it! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014 Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071... Read more →
From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell, Santa Fe – Part VII
August 19, 2013
Yesterday afternoon at 4:00 under the auspices of the Santa Fe Concert Association composer Jake Heggie played a recital of some of his songs, accompanying tenor William Burden, soprano Heidi Stober and mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, all of whom are singing with the Santa Fe Opera this summer. The only set of songs that I had... Read more →
From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell, Santa Fe – Part VI
August 17, 2013
This posting must be prefaced by confessing that if someone held a gun to my head and demanded to know what my favorite opera was, after much waffling back and forth, I would probably have to confess that it would be Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA. It was music from this opera that first captivated me as a... Read more →
From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell, Santa Fe Part V
August 16, 2013
This is the fifth time in forty years that the Santa Fe Opera has mounted a production of Offenbach’s satirical operetta THE GRAND DUCHESS OF GEROLSTEIN, but this time it was done for mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who looked stunning in the lush period costumes, sang exquisitely (most notably in the beautiful aria “Dites-lui” which is... Read more →
A “Sweet” Article by Our FIRST NIGHT Chair
August 15, 2013
FIRST NIGHT/FIRST SIGHT Chair Lynn Mock lends a warm-yet-elegant air to the proceedings wherever she goes–whether in the real world or in cyberspace. She gives us her personal take on the newly developed FIRST SIGHT high fashion event, the inspiring Dallas Opera season, and the black-tie extravaganza that is FIRST NIGHT on Jeanne Prejean’s must-read... Read more →