Marjorie Owens Leads The Dallas Opera’s ‘Elektra’

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The 2023-24 season continues at The Dallas Opera with Strauss’ “Elektra.” The production, which is set to be performed between Feb. 9 and Feb. 17, 2024, will feature soprano Marjorie Owens in the iconic title role, soprano Angela Meade as Chrysothemis, baritone Alfred Walker as Orest, and mezzo-soprano Jill Grove as Klytämnestra. The Dallas Opera’s production from the Lyric Opera {…}

News, Streaming

The Dallas Opera to Stream Season for Free During the Summer

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This summer, The Dallas Opera will offer all 2022-2023 Season opera productions free on its digital streaming platform, thedallasopera.TV. The free streams will begin on May 1, 2023, with Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” and digital audiences will be able to watch performances on demand at no cost on any digital device including Smart TVs. The series will also include productions of “Così {…}

News

The Dallas Opera Announces 18 Semi-Finalists of Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition

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The Dallas Opera has announced the 18 semi-finalists for the second annual Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition. Presented by The Dallas Opera Guild and co-chaired by Jana and Mac Irwin, the competition will be held on March 31, 2023 and supports emerging Texan singers with cash prizes and a performance in the Winspear Stage, with audience members able to choose {…}

News

Bulgaria Names New Minister of Culture

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President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria has appointed a new Minister of Culture. In a signed decree on the dissolution of the 48th National Assembly on February 3, 203, the president made one change to his cabinet appointing Nayden Todorov as the new Minister of Culture replacing Velislav Minekov. Todorov is considered one of the most talented contemporary Bulgarian musicians who has performed in {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Sonya Yoncheva

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(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) On Sept. 9 Staatsoper Hamburg is set to open concert performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut,” the work that the put composer on the map. The company has lined up an all-star cast that includes Sonya Yoncheva, who will make her overdue role debut. The Bulgarian soprano was originally set to make her role debut in the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Paris 2020-21 Review: Tosca

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(Credit: Vincent Pontet/Opera de Paris) This review is from the opening night on the 4th of June 2021 For months the Opéra de Paris was doing it all it could to reopen. But the pandemic would not allow it. The result was that many productions were forced on digital platforms, including its recent “Faust” showcase. But alas, after 15 months {…}

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