The Dallas Opera - Opera Scholars

November 2008

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Saturday 11/01/08

12:30PM - 2:30PM
TDO Encore Performance - SALOME on WRR 101.1 FM
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Sunday 11/02/08

2:00PM - 3:00PM
Nasher Performing Arts Series: Overtures with The Dallas Opera
Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201

Friday 11/07/08

6:30PM - 8:00PM
AMICI Educational Series - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
One Arts Plaza - 1722 Routh Street, Dallas TX 75201

Saturday 11/08/08

10:30AM - 4:30PM
Season Preview Weekend - Educational Opera Adventures
Commercial Lobby/Plaza at One Arts Plaza - 1722 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201

Saturday 11/08/08

12:30PM - 4:00PM
TDO Encore Performance - PORGY AND BESS on WRR 101.1 FM
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Sunday 11/09/08

4:00PM - 6:30PM
GUILD presents Opera Insights - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Gooch Auditorium at UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.

Sunday 11/09/08

6:00PM - 7:30PM
Tapas and Spanish Wine Tasting - Cafe Madrid (encore performance)
Cafe Madrid - 4501 Travis St Dallas, Texas 75205

Tuesday 11/11/08

6:45PM - 9:00PM
WOMEN'S BOARD - Founders Lecture Series - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Dallas Country Club - 4100 Beverly Dr Dallas, TX 75205

Friday 11/14/08

6:00PM - 6:00PM
Opening Night Celebration
The Music Hall at Fair Park

Friday 11/14/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Opening Night Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

Saturday 11/15/08

12:00PM - 12:30PM
Inside The Dallas Opera on WRR 101.1 FM
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Saturday 11/15/08

12:30PM - 3:30PM
TDO Encore Performance - TOSCA on WRR 101.1 FM
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Sunday 11/16/08

2:00PM - 5:00PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Sunday Matinee
Music Hall at Fair Park

Wednesday 11/19/08

6:30PM - 7:30PM
Amici di Opera Pre-performance Cocktail Reception
Music Hall at Fair Park

Wednesday 11/19/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Midweek Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

Saturday 11/22/08

7:30PM - 10:30PM
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO - Weekend Performance
Music Hall at Fair Park

Opera Scholars

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Opera Scholars

Through a series of class sessions, high school students are introduced to opera as an art form and receive a behind-the-scenes look at the many aspects of bringing an opera production to the stage. Students study the season's operas in depth and attend performances or final dress rehearsals of the season�s operas. The entire program has been underwritten by The Dallas Opera and its patrons, so there is no cost to the students selected.

Opera scholars will learn about:

TDO Productions
Opera History
Voice types and their registers
Careers in opera
Relationship between roles and voice types
Opera composers and their styles
Opera vs. Operetta vs. Musical Theater

They will attend:

Mainstage productions
Final dress rehearsals
Orchestra rehearsals
Opera Insights
Opera Overtures
Backstage tours

Requirements

Students are required to have a strong interest in an opera career and be able to attend all scheduled sessions. Candidates must be nominated by their high school music teachers. Nominations are limited to two per teacher. A class of 15-20 students from the pool of teacher nominations is selected each season by the Opera Scholars committee.

How to Nominate

If you are a high school music teacher and interested in nominating a student, please contact The Dallas Opera Education Department at 214.443.1082 or email linda@dallasopera.org for more information. The teacher nomination forms and student applications are mailed to all area high schools in mid September.

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