(Credit: Lauren Bloom) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the appointment of David Lomelí as its Chief Artistic Officer. Lomelí will be responsible for the artistic operations of the company including casting. “I could not be more thrilled to welcome David to the Santa Fe Opera. Not only is he one of the leading casting directors of his generation with {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that Kristian Roberts will assume the role of Director of Education. Roberts has had a lengthy association with the company, starting with her participation as a performing artists in The Dallas Opera Chorus back in 2008 for a production of “Porgy and Bess.” She was also the co-host of the company’s outdoor live simulcast series. {…}
The Dallas Opera has altered its 2020-21 season in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to social distancing requirements, the season will no longer be able to commence in the fall of 2020. It was originally scheduled to begin on Oct. 9, but will now open with the world premiere of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” on March 5, {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that its Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition will move online in 2020. The competition will allow audiences to vote on their favorite singer by checking videos of each contestant and voting here. The voting period will take place between June 1-7, 2020. The winner of the competition will receive a $1,000 cast prize and will {…}
On Monday, May 11, 2020, audiences can check out a concert performances featuring tenors Michael Fabiano, Bryan Hymel, and Matthew Polenzani. The event, which starts at 3 p.m. EST, will be broadcast live over Facebook and YouTube with each artist performing two songs with piano accompaniment. One song will be focused on a specific city, while another will be all {…}
Baritone Lucas Meachem and pianist Irina Meachem will perform a recital on Monday, March 16, which will be live streamed in collaboration with The Dallas Opera. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. CDT and features American Art Songs on the theme of resilience in addition to music from Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” “During this time of isolation, we crave to {…}
The Dallas Opera will present “Songs for Dallas” on May 6, 2020 at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. The concert will be headlined by tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who will be joined by the Dallas Opera Orchestra, the Dallas Street Choir, and other major opera stars including soprano Pretty Yende, tenor Xabier Anduaga, baritone Lucas Meachem, bass-baritone Mark S. {…}
(Photo courtesy of Dallas Opera) Facebook has barred the Dallas Opera from promoting its application process for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors, claiming that such actions violate its Job Posting policies. David Lomeli, the company’s Director of Artistic Administration, told OperaWire that on Monday, the company had announced that the applications were open for this year’s edition of the {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver/The Dallas Opera) The Dallas Opera has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 64th season. This season will showcase five main stage productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look. Main Stage The season opens with Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Emmanuel Villaume conducts a new production by Kyle Lang. The production is set to {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Dallas Opera) The Dallas Opera will present Angel Blue in the Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Art Song Recital. The soprano will be accompanied by renowned South African pianist James Baillieu on Jan. 26, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Moody Performance Hall at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, Texas. Blue will perform a recital program {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The company announced that Lucas Meachem will replace Mariusz Kwiecień in the role of Rodrigo. The upcoming production will mark Meachem’s role debut as Rodrigo and his second production at the Dallas Opera this season. He will perform Figaro in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” {…}