At the Hall Arts Residences building in the Dallas Arts District, a full house gathered this afternoon to watch officials of The Dallas Opera unveil the opera's 2019-2020 season, celebrating 10 years of performances in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.After guests including Dallas Opera Board Chair Mark LaRoe, Holly Mayer, Kern Wildenthal, Cindy Feld, Don Braun, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas Opera Announces 2019-2020 Season, Including A Concert By Placido Domingo
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The Dallas Opera’s 2018 First Sight Had All The Flourish That Carmen Would Have Died For
Thursday, September 11, was one of those rare North Texas days when it wasn’t too hot, wasn’t too cold, wasn’t too bright and shiny, wasn’t too cloudy and gloomy. It was absolutely perfect and the ladies who lunch fashionably and love opera took full advantage of it at The Dallas Opera’s First Sight at the Winspear Opera House.Before adjourning to the … [Read more...] about The Dallas Opera’s 2018 First Sight Had All The Flourish That Carmen Would Have Died For
Founders Award Luncheon’s Chat With Nicole Paiement Focused On 21st Century Operas Based on Steve Jobs And Georgia O’Keeffe
With spring breakers returning to North Texas on Monday, March 19, they brought some powerful gusts of wind with them. But those breezes didn’t sway the opera-loving Women’s Board of The Dallas Opera from heading to the Crescent Court Hotel for the 26th annual Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon.It was back in 1995 that the late Margot and Bill Winspear … [Read more...] about Founders Award Luncheon’s Chat With Nicole Paiement Focused On 21st Century Operas Based on Steve Jobs And Georgia O’Keeffe
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon
The annual Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon had something old and something new. The more vintage item was the 26-year-old award that is annually presented by The Women’s Board of The Dallas Opera. This year’s award was presented to the newest generation of the opera-loving Winspear family — Ellen and Don Winspear.In addition to the presentation was … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Juanita And Henry S. Miller Jr. Founders Award Luncheon
Plans Announced For The Dallas Opera’s First Sight First Night As Part Of Its 60th Anniversary
Leave it to The Dallas Opera types to get ahead of the heat of summer. Word has it that DO General Director/CEO Keith Cerny and his team got those music loving Winspears (i.e. Ellen and Don) to chair this fall’s First Sight First Night fundraising for the DO’s 60th anniversary.Gee, it was three years before Don was even born and such names as Elsa von Seggern, Larry … [Read more...] about Plans Announced For The Dallas Opera’s First Sight First Night As Part Of Its 60th Anniversary
A Passing: Margot Winspear
The AT&T Performing Arts District’s Aurora shone like the brightest birth of a star. It took place this past weekend just before one of its most generous benefactors went dark. Margot Winspear, who along with her late husband Bill Winspear, helped create the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, died at the age of 83.Despite Bill’s death in 2007, Margot and her … [Read more...] about A Passing: Margot Winspear
“An Evening Of Friends And Music” Returns To The Kessler With Tiger Darrow And Hal Ketchum To Conquer Transverse Myelitis
To many “TM” stands for “trademark." But for a scant few it stands for Transverse Myelitis. It may sound like some kind of optical development, but it’s much, much more. Without any real warning, it changes lives dramatically. Within a matter of hours, a normal, healthy person can suffering varying types of paralysis due to damage to the spinal cord. While TM has been around … [Read more...] about “An Evening Of Friends And Music” Returns To The Kessler With Tiger Darrow And Hal Ketchum To Conquer Transverse Myelitis
“An Evening Of Friends And Music” Attracts All Types Of North Texans To Join Don Winspear In Conquering Transverse Myelitis
President Obama was creating all types of havoc in Preston Hollow and along the North Dallas Tollway with his Wednesday, June 9th visit to the area. At least that’s what Paul Divis and other guests at the Transverse Myelitis fundraiser groused at the Kessler.Why, the Oak Cliff hood seemed like a sanctuary of seamlessly moving traffic and easy-going partying compared to … [Read more...] about “An Evening Of Friends And Music” Attracts All Types Of North Texans To Join Don Winspear In Conquering Transverse Myelitis
Ellen And Don Winspear Are Leading The Charge With Tom Rafferty To “Conquer TM” On July 9 At The Kessler
It was back during the 2012 winter holidays that Ellen and Don Winspear’s lives changed dramatically. Up until then things had going pretty darn well for the couple. They were involved in all types of fundraising efforts — the Dallas Zoo, Dallas Opera, Dallas Film Society, etc. Their boys were safe and sound. In fact, they were in North Carolina for one of their son’s wedding. … [Read more...] about Ellen And Don Winspear Are Leading The Charge With Tom Rafferty To “Conquer TM” On July 9 At The Kessler