Opera

An Obit For a Fort Worth Native Who Danced With Nureyev and Tharp

Snow Ball

Join the Spree's holiday spree

Dead On

There's a Graves situation at the Dallas Opera

Man of Steel Insists He's Not About to Fly Outta Dallas for NY Opera Gig

Whitney Lawson George Steel George Steel just got here -- if that. Just four months ago, he was introduced as the general director of the Dallas Opera, following his celebrated tenure as executive director of the Miller Theater at Columbia University. But long before his new home at the Winspear O ... More >>

Building to a Crescendo

Dallas Opera was once the toast of the nation. Now it is reaching for that high note again.

Exotic tease

Despite its rich elements and strong performances, Mata Hari doesn't quite hang together

Events for the week

Despite its rich elements and strong performances, Mata Hari doesn't quite hang together

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

George Steel, You Are a Liar. So, What, Dallas Wasn't Good Enough For Ya? Fine.

He denied and denied that he was taking the top spot at the New York City Opera, going so far as to tell Bloomberg News right before Christmas, "I'm not interested in the job at New York City Opera." Well, so much for that. Because not five months after he was tapped to head Dallas Opera, soon to mo ... More >>

Billy Bigelow revisited

There's still more to John Raitt than being Bonnie's dad

Needs a trim

DEOT's three-hour Hair suffers from conditioning

Rising star

Denyce Graves is the current Carmen of choice, and TDO has her

Holy snooze

Not just the shepherds count sheep in Amahl and the Night Visitors

Dallas' ace of bass

Life's a busy bed of roses for the Baron

Events for the week

Life's a busy bed of roses for the Baron

Events for the week

Life's a busy bed of roses for the Baron

Forbidden tunes

Alternative media mainstay adds a music space

Work in slow progress

The sounds are great, but the sights are meager in Lyric Stage's Cather County

Brave face

Hiding behind Masks is a poignant film about an old man and a child

Consumed By Puccini

Hiding behind Masks is a poignant film about an old man and a child

Bat Song

The Dallas Opera gives up the Strauss

Cultured Bites

Prep for Puccini with Paula

Entering on a High Note

Dallas Opera sings a different tune with an innovative new leader and a home away from Fair Park

Of Good or Evil?

Dallas Opera sings a different tune with an innovative new leader and a home away from Fair Park

SIngin' a 'Toon

Opera and Disney make nice

Stuart Rosh

Hummingbirds in Flight (Winged Flight)

Female Trouble

Opera's new Little Women

Chicken and Opera

Carol Vaness hits the high notes for The Dallas Opera

You Too & Stuff

Regan laughs at language, life and stuff in between

Opera Noir

Tobias Picker's suspenseful new opera is ready-made for the big screen

What a Bore-ing

Dallas Children's Theater's bio-play of Marian Anderson will have kids squirming in their seats.

You just can't mask the many missteps of Garland Civic Theatre's Phantom (The Other One)

Dallas Children's Theater's bio-play of Marian Anderson will have kids squirming in their seats.

The Bigger the Cushion, or: Why the Winspear Opera House Really Has Those Wide Seats

Patrick Michels​At 8 p.m. tomorrow, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House gets its proper christening with performances by mezzo-soprano Denyce Grave, baritone Thomas Hampson, Morphoses choreographer Christopher Wheeldon in a piece commissioned for the AT&T Performing Arts Center's opening ... More >>

Happy Talk

Patrick Michels​At 8 p.m. tomorrow, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House gets its proper christening with performances by mezzo-soprano Denyce Grave, baritone Thomas Hampson, Morphoses choreographer Christopher Wheeldon in a piece commissioned for the AT&T Performing Arts Center's opening ... More >>

Pennies For An Opera?

Patrick Michels​At 8 p.m. tomorrow, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House gets its proper christening with performances by mezzo-soprano Denyce Grave, baritone Thomas Hampson, Morphoses choreographer Christopher Wheeldon in a piece commissioned for the AT&T Performing Arts Center's opening ... More >>

Unfair Park Needs More Culture. With That, the Dallas Opera Presents Cosi Fan Tutte!

There are but four performances of Mozart's opera left at the Winspear Opera House: February 18, 20, 26 and 28. And to get you to at least one of them, the Dallas Opera just posted this clip from the production. Well, if it's good enough for Gary Cogill ...

Czech Out This Opera

There are but four performances of Mozart's opera left at the Winspear Opera House: February 18, 20, 26 and 28. And to get you to at least one of them, the Dallas Opera just posted this clip from the production. Well, if it's good enough for Gary Cogill ...

At the Winspear, a Warm Welcome for New Dallas Opera Man Keith Cerny -- And Tough Questions from His Kids

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Revenge On The High Stage

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Moby-Dick Rides Opera's New Wave; DTC's Salesman Has The Goods

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Your Cocoon, Madame

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Finally, Springer On Tour

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Off!...to the Opera

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Rent's Due

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Mustang Opera

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

Who Needs J-Lo?

Photos by Patrick MichelsNew Dallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny takes questions at the Winspear Wednesday afternoon.​Seems like it was just yesterday that the Dallas Opera announced they'd picked a new general director, Keith Cerny -- and then, there we were at the Winspear Opera House ... More >>

AT&T PAC's New CEO Is Familiar With Such Words As "Cash-Strapped" and "Cutbacks"

Mark Weinstein​It's been almost a year since Mark Nerenhausen suddenly stepped down as CEO of the AT&T Performing Arts Center after less than two years on the job. But this morning, the AT&T PAC made it official: Mark Weinstein, ex of the Washington National Opera and the Pittsburgh Opera, ... More >>

Blaming Move to Winspear and Poor Economy, Dallas Opera Cancels Katya Kabanová

Photo by Patrick MichelsDallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny when he was introduced at the Winspear in April 2010​Back in April 2010, the Dallas Opera finally announced it had found someone to run the show: Keith Cerny, who was tasked with, among other things, finding contributors to the oper ... More >>

A Familiar Face

Photo by Patrick MichelsDallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny when he was introduced at the Winspear in April 2010​Back in April 2010, the Dallas Opera finally announced it had found someone to run the show: Keith Cerny, who was tasked with, among other things, finding contributors to the oper ... More >>

Lammermoor Opera for Ya?

Photo by Patrick MichelsDallas Opera General Director Keith Cerny when he was introduced at the Winspear in April 2010​Back in April 2010, the Dallas Opera finally announced it had found someone to run the show: Keith Cerny, who was tasked with, among other things, finding contributors to the oper ... More >>