The Dallas Opera - La Rondine

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
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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

La Rondine

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LA RONDINE

by Giacomo Puccini
Sung in Italian with projected English translations
Jan. 26, 28(m), 31 & Feb. 3, 2007
A Dallas Opera premiere!

La Rondine (“The Swallow”) is a poignant romance filled with unexpected moments of genuine passion and heartbreak. Verònica Villarroel, proclaimed one of the great Cio-Cio-Sans of the century, caps her Dallas Opera triumph in Madame Butterfly with her portrayal of a 19th century Paris courtesan who hopes that love will carry her on wings above memories of a sordid past. Don’t miss the debuts of Maestro Stephen Lord and tenor Massimo Giordano as the love-struck Ruggero in an all-star ensemble cast!Click here to learn more.

Where have I heard THAT before?
Although not as well known as La bohème or Turandot, La Rondine is a treasure trove of luminous melodies, one of which, “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta,” figured prominently in the award-winning soundtrack for Merchant-Ivory’s 1986 film masterpiece, A Room with a View.

Recommended Listening: Puccini: LA RONDINE (THE SWALLOW) – Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna; Anthony Pappano on EMI Classics #56338 (Recorded in 1996).

Recommended Reading: Music Director Graeme Jenkins recommends “Puccini: A Critical Biography” by Mosco Carner. While we thought we should promote Charles Osborne’s thorough and detailed “The Complete Operas of Puccini, ” for a racier read we preferred “Lives, Wives and Loves of the Great Composers” by Fritz Spiegl. The author’s dissection of Puccini’s turbulent love life is just the beginning. It’s like a big, fat edition of “People” magazine for classical music lovers who’ve got to know more!

Conversation Starter: Puccini famously described himself as “a mighty hunter of wild fowl, opera librettos and attractive women.” He combines all three in La Rondine.

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