The Dallas Opera is set to present a two-day celebration to mark the opening of the Dallas Opera’s 2019-2020 “Standing Ovation” Season: FIRST NIGHT.” FIRST SIGHT and FIRST NIGHT 2019 are the official opening events of a season-long observance of TDO’s tenth anniversary in the internationally-acclaimed Winspear Opera House, which is set to be chaired by Kim and Greg Hext. In {…}
The Dallas Opera has canceled the Plácido Domingo gala. The company announced via twitter stating, “In light of ongoing developments regarding allegations made against Plácido Domingo, The Dallas Opera has decided to cancel the March 11, 2020 gala, in which he was scheduled to perform. Information on future TDO special events will be announced at a later date.” The announcement {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe has won its 2019 Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award. The Maria Callas Award, established during the 1991-92 season, is “given to a single performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut” – in this case, Blythe’s “saucy, scene-stealing portrayal of Mistress Quickly in {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the names of the 12 distinguished professionals (six conductors, three administrators, and four American observers) selected to participate in the fifth annual residency of the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera. The six conductors selected include Tiffany Chang (USA), Jiannan Cheng (China), Tamara Dworetz (USA), Marta Kluczyńska (Poland), Madeline {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that 20 singers have been picked as finalists of the 31st Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition presented, jointly, by The Dallas Opera and The Dallas Opera Guild. The artists include Lindsay Kate Brown, Jeff Byrnes, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Lauren Decker, Ben Edquist, Calvin Griffin, Pureum Jo, Meghan Kasanders, Andrew Manea, Felicia Moore, Rafael Moras, John {…}
David Lomeli is the new Director of Artistic Administration at the Dallas Opera. The company noted in a press release on Friday, July 13, 2018 that it had also made Drew Field its Director of Productions and Technical Operations. Lomeli was working with the company as its Casting Manager and Manager of the Hart Institute for Women Conductors while Field {…}
Opera America has announced the recipients of the second cycle of Innovation Grants. The grants, which are “generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” were launched in 2016 in support companies that have shown tremendous innovation in diverse areas of the art form. The grants total $1.5 million. This year, 20 companies were awarded the prestigious grants. They {…}
The Dallas Opera’s General Director has resigned. After seven-and-a-half years with The Dallas Opera, Keith Cerny, The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, has resigned The company announced that Cerny had been appointed General Director and CEO of Calgary Opera, where he will assume his duties in January. Cerny took the helm of The Dallas Opera in the spring of {…}