The Critics Speak, Part One
We will, of course, talk more about the amazing simulcast on Friday night, but for those of you pondering whether to dash to this afternoon’s matinee of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” I thought I should...
View ArticleThe Critics Speak, Part One
Heads rolled and the reviews are already rolling in for the Dallas Opera’s final installment of the famed Tudor Trilogy, “Anna Bolena” (Anne Boleyn) which opened this past weekend. Up first was “Dallas...
View ArticleA Luminous Night at the Opera
UNVEIL: the Dallas Opera’s 2011 Gala, chaired by Jessica Jesse, brought us the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new song cycle, A Question of Light, in partnership with the Dallas Museum...
View ArticleA Lucia "Firing on All Cylinders"
Another rave review for the Dallas Opera season opener, “Lucia di Lammermoor” which continues tonight at the Winspear Opera House at 7:30 PM. Here’s the view from a local critic already well-known to...
View ArticleWagner’s Star-Crossed Lovers, Tristan and Isolde
By Olin Chism Sometimes episodes from Wagner’s personal life served as the creative spark for later operatic masterpieces. An early example would be a stormy voyage on the Baltic and North Seas that...
View ArticleA TRUE CAST OF CHARACTERS
Seventeen ninety-one was a terrible year for Mozart personally, but a fabulous year for Western Music. The list of masterworks he composed during his final months is simply staggering. Some of the high...
View ArticleSecond Wave for AIDA
The reviews continue to roll in for the Dallas Opera’s Season Opener: AIDA, featuring an incredible ensemble cast and starring soprano Latonia Moore in the title role. Olin Chism reviewed for the...
View ArticleTHE ASPERN PAPERS Leaves Critics Awestruck
Yes, the reviews are in (some of them, anyway) and the critics seem to be uniformly knocked-out by the performances in the Dallas Opera’s 25th Anniversary revival of THE ASPERN PAPERS, which opened...
View ArticleCrazy for Carmen
It marked her American debut so the pressure was on, but French mezzo-soprano--in two performances last weekend--showed herself more than capable of handling the heat, and generating a few extra...
View Article“Don Pasquale” Romps Through the Winspear
And both critics and audiences seem…well, charmed. Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell praised a cast that ranged from “very good to dazzling” in his “Dallas Morning News” review. Olin Chism for...
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