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  New Dallas Opera CEO Ian Derrer Plans for Outreach, Inclusion

  April 23 at 4 a.m.

  After more than seven years at the helm, Keith Cerny resigned his position as CEO/general director of the Dallas Opera in December. Six months later, the Dallas Opera announced its choice to replace him. Ian Derrer is the new CEO and general director of the Dallas Opera, the eighth in...

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  Don Giovanni Feels Especially Gross During the #MeToo Movement

  April 16 at 4 a.m.

  In the Dallas Opera's production of Don Giovanni, there are moments when the women appear flattered by Giovanni’s compliments and advances. After all, Giovanni is a rich, powerful man; the lyrics of one aria ask "How can a nobleman be guilty of such a crime?" But every sexual encounter devolves...

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  Anthony Anderson, Whose GoFundMe Recital Gained National Attention, Is Coming to Fort Worth Opera

  April 10 at 4 a.m.

  When Anthony Anderson went home from school, nobody could help him with his homework because no one in his family could read music. The youngest of seven kids, Anderson was the only one in the house whose homework included sight-reading music sheets and studying German and Italian. Now 19, Anderson...

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  Sunken Garden at The Dallas Opera Stretches Boundaries With Recorded and Live Performances

  March 12 at 9:53 a.m.

  The Dallas Opera presented the U.S. premier Friday night of Sunken Garden, a modern one-act opera first performed in 2013 at the English National Opera. The innovative composer Michel van der Aa collaborated with novelist David Mitchell, who wrote the libretto, to create a multimedia dramatic performance that is part opera...

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  Michel van der Aa, Sunken Garden's Creator, on the High Technology Coming to the Dallas Opera

  March 9 at 1:41 p.m.

  Michel van der Aa and I have a bad connection. We’re chatting through Facetime to sidestep international calling fees, but my tech reality isn’t equal to the Grawemeyer Award-winner’s. He’s explaining how he created, composed and filmed the world’s first 3D opera, Sunken Garden, which gets its U.S. debut in...

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  Fort Worth Opera Tries To Stay Relevant Amid DWEMS — Dead White European Males

  February 15 at 4 a.m.

  The performing arts are in trouble. Go to a live performance at any theater, and you will likely see an audience dominated by an older generation. These are the people who fill the seats and support the arts financially. The news reminds us daily that the United States is in...