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The Dallas Opera has expanded its family-friendly programming for the 2012–2013 Season. We hope that you will join us for all our upcoming family programming — there is something for everyone, even the youngest opera fans!

Tickets to all TDO Family Performances are only $5 and subscription packages to see all three performances are just $12. That means a family of four can see three family-friendly opera performances for just $48!

TDO Family summer@theopera

Summer 2012 has two fun opportunities for kids of all ages to experience a live opera performance.

CampTDO	For the first time TDO will offer a half-day opera camp: campTDO™. Kids between the ages of kindergarten and 5th grade can attend a 3-hour interactive workshop which ends with a performance of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Doctor Miracle	Or join TDO on two Sunday afternoons for performances of Bizet’s Doctor Miracle. A fully-staged, one-act opera, Doctor Miracle is a comedic gem. See if true love will prevail through the making of an omelet. Both performances at the Dallas Children’s Theater.

TDO Family Performances

To keep the fun going beyond the summer, TDO will present a variety of Family Performances throughout the 2012–2013 Season. Opera comes in all shapes and sizes, and we want to give even the youngest opera fan a chance to experience opera in three different ways. All Family Performances are at the Winspear Opera House and include interactive activities in the lobby and in Sammons Park either before or after the performance.

TDOpage2stage	TDOpage2stage™ explores the world of Jack and the Beanstalk through a fully staged opera production and interactive TDO Kid’s Book Club before the performance.
TDO’s Family Concert	TDO’s Family Concert features the TDO Orchestra and rising young opera stars. The concert will include selections from Mozart, Bizet, Puccini and Jake Heggie. Come early for fun crafts and activities!
Doctor Miracle	This comedic one-act opera by Georges Bizet is the perfect complement to interactive omelet-making demonstrations.