The Dallas Opera Is Proud to Announce a Globe-Trotting
Fourth Season in the Margot And Bill Winspear Opera House!
Source: The Dallas Opera
Dallas | January 30, 2012
Pursuits of Passion A Trio of Pulse-Pounding Masterpieces
by Verdi, Puccini, and Dominick Argento!
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Opening Night: Friday, October 26, 2012 At 7:30 PM
at The AT&T Performing Arts Center
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Season Includes 25th Anniversary Production of a Dallas Opera World Premiere!
Opera America and the N.E.A., Supporters of The Aspern Papers
The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the three profoundly passionate musical masterpieces that will comprise the company’s 2012-2013 Season in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
The 56th International Season, “Pursuits of Passion” will transport audiences to three distinct and remarkably different worlds, beginning the evening of Friday, October 26, 2012 through Sunday, April 28, 2013. The upcoming season will include a new 25th anniversary production of a great American opera by Dominick Argento: THE ASPERN PAPERS, based on a compelling 1888 novella by that incomparable spinner of tales, Henry James.
The upcoming Dallas Opera season also will encompass a host of thrilling and notable company debuts, in addition to two of the most popular operas in the repertoire! Each production will feature the outstanding talents of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and Dallas Opera Chorus. As always, these masterpieces will be performed in their original languages, with English translations projected above the stage at every performance. The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera house is located in the heart of the Arts District in Downtown Dallas, at 2403 Flora St., Dallas TX 75201.
Renewal packets for Full Season subscribers and FLEX Season subscribers have just been mailed to patrons. Dallas Opera Season Subscribers can renew their seats for the 2012-2013 Season, beginning today, January 19, 2012. New patrons can purchase their subscriptions for the 2012-2013 Season as of March 1, 2012. Subscriptions for all three productions can be purchased for as little as $75.
Single tickets are expected to go on sale to the general public next September. All single tickets for individual performances are subject to availability. Tickets may be purchased at the door – throughout the 2012-2013 Season – or in advance by calling 214.443.1000. Subscriptions and single tickets will also be available throughout the season online at dallasopera.org.
2012-2013 Dallas Opera Season
AÏDA by Giuseppe Verdi
October 26, 28(m), 31, Nov. 3, 9 & 11(m), 2012
TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini
April 5, 7(m), 10, 13, 19 & 21, 2013
THE ASPERN PAPERS by Dominick Argento
Marking the 25th anniversary of the opera’s 1988 Dallas Opera World Premiere April 12, 14(m), 17, 20 & 28(m), 2013
The benefits of becoming a Dallas Opera subscriber will take a significant leap during the 2012-2013 Season. In addition to perks that already include priority seating, lost ticket replacement, invitations to special events and dramatic savings over the price of single tickets, the company is adding several FREE incentives for loyal season subscribers:
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An exclusive patron appreciation “Cabaret Recital” with American baritone Rod Gilfry on November 8, 2012. It’s now an annual tradition; a special “thank you” to our subscribers which has resulted in a host of memorable evenings, most recently featuring Patricia Racette’s stunning Great American Songbook interpretations and Edith Piaf covers. Mr. Gilfry has delighted and touched a host of Dallas audiences since his debut in Così fan tutte and the title role in our acclaimed 1997 Billy Budd—now’s your chance to get to know him much, much better.
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A lively, fun-filled Dallas Opera Family Concert; details to be announced later in the season.
Season subscriptions for the 2012-2013 Season will range from $76 to $1,015. For more information, consult the friendly staff in the Dallas Opera Ticket Services Office at 214-443-1000 or visit us online at www.dallasopera.org.
“Next season at the Dallas Opera, our patrons will find themselves in the center of the cultural conversation as they experience a newly revitalized and stabilized company in transition,” explains Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny. “It is our intention to continue to present the best-loved and most significant and influential works in the opera canon in intelligent and emotionally satisfying productions.
“However,” Mr. Cerny adds, “it is also important for TDO to introduce our audiences to the less-familiar thrills of modern, contemporary and chamber opera that made Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s 2010 Moby-Dick world premiere such an unforgettable experience for us all.
“This season, we are answering that call with our haunting inaugural chamber opera, The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies, to be conducted by Nicole Paiement and staged by the artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, Kevin Moriarty, in his opera debut. During the 2012-13 Season, we will maintain our momentum with an outstanding new production of the Dallas Opera’s 1988 world premiere: Dominick Argento’s The Aspern Papers, featuring an incomparable cast.
“After that,” says Mr. Cerny, “there’s simply no turning back.”
To read more and for tickets and information, call The Dallas Opera Ticket Services Office at 214-443-1000 or visit www.dallasopera.org.
