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    FIRST NIGHT 2013 at the Dallas Opera

    Something for everyone on FIRST NIGHT at the Dallas Opera! Read on…

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
    Monday, September 30, 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 PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
    “FIRST NIGHT 2013”
    “BY LOVE TRANSFORMED”
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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT 5:30 P.M.
    THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE AT THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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    NGP ENERGY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, Presenting Sponsor
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    Lynn Mock, FIRST SIGHT/FIRST NIGHT Chair
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    Pre-performance black-tie dinner at 6:00 followed by 8:00 p.m. Performance of Carmen, concluding with on-site After Party
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    LINDA AND MITCH HART SEASON OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE, ENDOWED SUPPORT

    DALLAS, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 – The Dallas Opera is thrilled to revive—by popular demand—the exciting festivities marking the opening of a new season, known as FIRST NIGHT. The one-night-only celebrations presented by NGP Energy Capital Management will take place both inside and outside the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District, on Friday, October 25, 2013 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a lavish black-tie dinner at 6:00 provided by Puck Catering in a beautifully appointed tent in Sammons Park (located just off the main promenade to the Winspear Opera House).
    The menu and dinner music, as well as the artistic design, will reflect the cultural influences that dominate the 2013-2014 Season – “By Love Transformed.”
    Sophisticated models will show off their extraordinary opera-inspired couture gowns, designed especially for the occasion by five internationally acclaimed fashion designers: Elizabeth Anyaa, Michael Faircloth, Abi Ferrin, Khan Nguyen and Nicolas Villalba. Several of the gowns and original sketches will be auctioned online by FIRST SIGHT sponsor, Heritage Auctions, beginning on October 25th. Read more →

    The Dallas Opera Presents “Carmen” Oct 25-Nov 10

    MEDIA RELEASE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
    Wednesday, September 25, 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 PROUD TO PRESENT
    THE COMPANY’S SPECTACULAR 2013-2014 SEASON OPENER:
    GEORGES BIZET’S COLORFUL, SENSUAL MASTERPIECE
    CARMEN
    LIBRETTO BY HENRI MEILHAC AND LUDOVIC HALÉVY
    BASED ON THE NOVELLA BY PROSPER MÉRIMÉE
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    STARRING FRENCH MEZZO-SOPRANO CLÉMENTINE MARGAINE IN HER AMERICAN DEBUT, TENORS BRANDON JOVANOVICH AND BRUNO RIBEIRO AS DON JOSÉ, SOPRANO MARY DUNLEAVY AS MICAËLA AND BASS-BARITONE DWAYNE CROFT AS ESCAMILLO
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    CONDUCTED BY MAESTRO EMMANUEL VILLAUME
    IN HIS PODIUM DEBUT AS TDO MUSIC DIRECTOR
    STAGED BY DIRECTOR CHRIS ALEXANDER
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    OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT 8:00 PM
    (NOTE SPECIAL TIME) WITH ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES
    Oct. 27(m), 30, Nov. 2, 8, 10(m)
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    SEASON OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE OF CARMEN
    WITH ENDOWED SUPPORT FROM
    LINDA AND MITCH HART
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    ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
    ALICE W. AND RICHARD D. BASS
    JOY S. AND RONALD MANKOFF
    BETTY AND STEVE SUELLENTROP
    JOANNA AND PETER TOWNSEND
    JAMES R. SEITZ, JR.
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    SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR,
    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION

    FIRST NIGHT 2013 “BY LOVE TRANSFORMED”
    NGP ENERGY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, PRESENTING SPONSOR
    PRE-PERFORMANCE BLACK-TIE DINNER & AFTER PARTY

    DALLAS, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 – The Dallas Opera is extremely proud to present the opening production of the 2013-2014 “By Love Transformed” Season: Georges Bizet’s colorful, sensual and passionate 19th century masterpiece, CARMEN, one of the most beloved and popular works in the entire opera canon. CARMEN opens on Friday, October 25, 2013 in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District.
    The Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance will begin at 8:00 PM; it will be preceded by FIRST NIGHT red carpet arrivals and pre-performance dinner (beginning at 6:00 PM), chaired by Mary Beth and Jay Marshall.
    The performance itself will be followed by the sensational after-party hosted by Chairs Rhonda and Fraser Marcus. For tickets and information about FIRST NIGHT 2013, contact Dallas Opera Special Events Manager Tracy Mott at tracy.mott@dallasopera.org
    Subsequent performances of CARMEN are scheduled for October 27(m), 30, November 2, 8, and 10(m), 2013, with generous support from Alice W. and Richard D. Bass, Joy S. and Ronald Mankoff, Betty and Steve Suellentrop, Joanna and Peter Townsend, and James R. Seitz, Jr..
    Full season subscriptions are still available, beginning at just $76, and single tickets start at a new low price of $19. Contact the Dallas Opera Ticket Services Office at 214.443.1000 or purchase online, 24/7, at dallasopera.org. Read more →

    Dallas Opera Perspectives at the Meadows Museum

    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 PRESENTS

    “DALLAS OPERA PERSPECTIVES”

    With Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny
    And Dallas Opera Music Director Emmanuel Villaume
    In Partnership with the Meadows Museum of Art
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    Discussion of Spanish Art and Bizet’s Carmen
    Followed by Special Free Gallery Tour
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    Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
    The Meadows Museum at SMU
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    Free Covered Parking Available On-Site

    DALLAS, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 – The Dallas Opera, in partnership with the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University, is delighted to introduce the first in a series of new programs hosted by Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny and designed to present informed personal perspectives on the arts.
    Our first edition of “Dallas Opera Perspectives” taking place on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Meadows Museum, will introduce Dallas to TDO’s acclaimed new music director, Maestro Emmanuel Villaume, who will apply his keen interest in the visual arts to works in the Spanish collection that “speak to him” in a special way as he prepares to conduct our season-opening production of Georges Bizet’s CARMEN.
    “I look forward to October 25th with a sense of anticipation and excitement tempered by a comfortable sense of the familiar,” explains Maestro Villaume.
    “The pressure will be on in my first podium appearance as Music Director of the Dallas Opera. However, Carmen, as a mainstay of the French repertoire, is a work I have conducted throughout my career. Over the years, familiarity with Bizet’s masterpiece has generated within me an even greater respect for his musical vision, and I always seek something fresh and revelatory in my approach to the score to bring to every performance.
    “One of the great privileges of this career is the ability to travel and discover new cities—in particular, their museums. Dallas, fortunately, is endowed with several world class collections and I am eager to explore them all.
    “Studying visual arts is a stimulating activity for me, as it touches on some of the same fundamental artistic and spiritual issues as music, although from a totally different angle. It’s a pastime I find to be as refreshing as it is enlightening.” 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
    suzanne.calvin@dallasopera.org
    megan.meister@dallasopera.org

    A FASHION-FORWARD AND STYLISH OCTOBER
    AT THE DALLAS OPERA!
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    FIRST SIGHT Fashion Show and Luncheon:
    Thursday, October 24 at 10:00 a.m.
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    FIRST NIGHT Festivities Begin
    Friday, October 25 at 5:30 p.m.
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    Season Opening Opera: Bizet’s CARMEN
    Friday, October 25, 2013 / Curtain Time: 8:00 p.m.!
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    2013-14 Season to Launch with FIRST SIGHT Fashion Show and Luncheon, a Free Simulcast at Klyde Warren Park, The Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance, and FIRST NIGHT Dinner, celebrations, and After Party at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the AT&T Performing Arts Center!

    DALLAS, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 – Get out your dancing shoes, try on the tux, and select your most stylish ensemble or your most outlandish Carmen costume, as Dallas gets ready for a fabulous new season of opera during a particularly fashion-forward month of October!

    The Dallas Opera will present an extraordinarily diverse 57th International Season, “By Love Transformed,” sponsored by Texas Instruments Foundation, which will officially kick off when the curtain rises on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. (please note the unusual curtain time). The Dallas Opera’s 2013-2014 Season will open with Georges Bizet’s 1875 masterpiece CARMEN in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Single tickets for the Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance and subsequent Sunday matinees and evening performances begin at the low price of just $19 and are on sale now.
    Full season subscriptions are now available for as little as $76 for all four outstanding mainstage productions. The Dallas Opera also has two-performance and three-performance subscriptions available as well.
    FIRST NIGHT festivities, presented by NGP Energy Capital, get underway at 5:30 p.m. on the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House Red Carpet at the AT&T Performing Arts Center located in the Dallas Arts District. The lavish dinner is 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. followed by Carmen at 8:00 p.m. The emcees will be faces—and voices—you already know and love, and celebrity guests that evening will include a contingent of top-tier fashion designers accompanying their head-turning models. Together, they will elevate people-watching to the status of art with their “opera-inspired” couture gowns!
    Special pre-performance activities will take place in front of a giant outdoor screen in Klyde Warren Park in the Dallas Arts District, including a “Carmen Costume Contest” for men, women and pets—and a “Toreador Song Sing-a-long.” The public is invited to bring a blanket and a picnic basket, and enjoy the evening’s events as they unfold at our free simulcast of CARMEN. Read more →

    From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell, Santa Fe Part V

    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 one of the few quiet moments in this rollicking comedy) and delivered the English language dialogue with great panache and delicious comic timing.

    This role and this opera couldn’t have been a greater contrast to THE ASPERN PAPERS in which Susan Graham triumphed in Dallas a few months ago (and for which subscriber’s selected her as the recipient of this year’s Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award.). Read more →

    From the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell, Santa Fe Part II

    I  spent most of the morning yesterday with Emmanuel Villaume, Dallas Opera’s new music director (who is in Santa Fe this summer conducting Offenbach’s LA GRANDE DUCHESSE) and general director Keith Cerny (who was back in Dallas but with whom we were meeting via a telephone conference call) discussing plans for the future.  Keith was in Santa Fe all last week with a large group of donors to attend performances and for the group to get to spend time with Emmanuel, who evidently charmed everyone.  The Dallas Opera has begun what promises to be an exciting new chapter in its long and  illustrious history! Read more →