Viva! Dallas Opera
The Dallas Opera has appointment a new music director—only the third person ever to be named to that position in the 56-year history of the company. Acclaimed French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume will take over the baton to conduct the upcoming season-opener of Carmen this October. “Over the past year, I have actively sought input from [...]
Read MoreCliburn Competition
The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will be held May 24-June 9, 2013, at Bass Performance Hall, just months after famed musician Cliburn died at his Fort Worth home. And while this year’s prestigious event is bound to pay tribute to his enduring legacy, the quadrennial contest’s humble beginnings were actually at the grace [...]
Read MoreOne Night Stand
“Pizzicato Porno,” a free one-night-only performance by artist/dancer Danielle Georgiou and actor/musician Justin Locklear will be presented this Sunday, April 7, by Ro2. This original work will feature video, live music, and dance. The 7:00pm performance will be followed by a reception at Ro2 Art’s Downtown Projects gallery [...]
Read MorePuttin’ on the Jazz
“Dallas doesn’t have a jazz scene.” Oh, bite me. Jazz lovers can enjoy a vigorous jam hosted by Shelly Carroll every Monday at the Amsterdam Bar. They can take in a wide array of jazz acts at Tuesday Nite Jazz in the acoustically sumptuous St. Paul Methodist Church. First Wednesday is Sammons Jazz and Sammons [...]
Read MoreMr. Jazz Man
There are jazz trumpeters, jazz guitarists, jazz pianists and so on, and jazz arrangers, composers and teachers. Then there is the Jazz Man or Woman who does it all. Roger Boykin is the Jazz Man. A soft-spoken, dapper African-American gentleman with salt-and-pepper hair, the 73-year-old Boykin is even the alpha-omega Jazz Man. He was there [...]
Read MoreSister Act
The Ahn Trio brings their unique take on classical music to Dallas. A piano, a cello, and a violin: that’s all these women need to entertain and change the face of classical music. The Ahn Trio, consisting of twins Lucia and Maria, and sister Angella, first got the world’s attention in 1987 when there were [...]
Read MoreYouTube Superstars Play Dallas
With YouTube announcing this week they are now have 1 billion unique monthly users, here’s a story of why the online video service has staying power. The meteoric success of 2Cellos started when former cello rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser decided to join forces. In January 2011, they uploaded a unique cello version of [...]
Read MoreGet Looped
A 4,000 mile journey, a baby-smuggling clown and a post-modern Medea: Out of the Loop returns to Addison March 7-17, for 10 days of theater, dance, visual art and for the first time opera. This year’s “Loop” will be focused on local performing groups and host theater WaterTower Theatre will produce a mainstage show of [...]
Read MoreWho Will Win at Cliburn?
The Cliburn announces today the 30 competitors selected to participate in the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 24-June 9, 2013, at Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall. The pianists were chosen from a talented pool of 132 applicants who were invited to audition live in front of a five-member screening jury in [...]
Read MoreNewer Works Highlight Opera Season
The Dallas Opera is returning to four mainstage productions for the company’s 2013-2014 season in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. The 57th season consists of works spanning three centuries, each of which challenged the musical or dramatic conventions of their day. Announced in mid-February, the next season [...]
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