With The Dallas Opera's General Director/ CEO Keith Cerny's announcing his resignation last Friday, the interim stand-in has just been revealed.According to The Dallas Opera Board Chair Holly Mayer, "As has been the case in the past, there is a need for an executive presence in the office during this transitional period, while the search committee prepares to begin its task … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dr. Kern Wildenthal To Serve As Interim General Director/CEO Of The Dallas Opera Following Keith Cerny’s Resignation
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JUST IN: The Dallas Opera’s GM/CEO Keith Cerny Resigns To Head Up Calgary Opera
The Dallas Opera's GM/CEO Keith Cerny has just turned in his resignation to take over the position of general director/CEO of Calgary Opera in January.During his seven-and-a-half years with the Dallas company, Keith presided over five consecutive balanced operating budgets and a host of artistic projects, expansions, and technical innovations. These include a … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Dallas Opera’s GM/CEO Keith Cerny Resigns To Head Up Calgary Opera
JUST IN: 2017 Obelisk Award Recipients And Keynote Speaker Announced For Business Council For The Arts Fundraising Luncheon
Obelisk Award Luncheon Co-Chairs Thai-Ian Tran and Steve Roth have just announced the luncheon keynote speaker and the recipients of the 2017 Obelisk Awards that is annually presented by Business Council For The Arts.Addressing the group of art lovers will be Nasher Haemisegger Fellow for the National Center for Arts Research and former Brooklyn Academy of Music President … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2017 Obelisk Award Recipients And Keynote Speaker Announced For Business Council For The Arts Fundraising Luncheon
From An Olympian Gold Medalist To An Opera CEO, The Awards Of Excellence Celebrated A Wide Range Of Achievers
One of the favorite award luncheons of the fall season is the Dallas Historical Society's Awards for Excellence. Just the week before Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 17, the lovers of Dallas history and those who help make it all come true were at the Fairmont for the handing out of awards and the legendary A.C. Greene champagne toast. Here's a report from the field:The … [Read more...] about From An Olympian Gold Medalist To An Opera CEO, The Awards Of Excellence Celebrated A Wide Range Of Achievers
JUST IN: Dallas Historical Society’s Awards For Excellence Recipients Announced
What a great way to start off the week. The Dallas Historical Society just sent word of the 2016 Awards for Excellence in Community Service recipients. Yipee! They hit it out of the park again with a terrific roll call of peeps that if you didn’t know, you should. The honorees will be:Arts Leadership (This award is given to that individual who has … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas Historical Society’s Awards For Excellence Recipients Announced
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
JUST IN: Margaret McDermott’s And The Eugene McDermott Foundation’s $2M Gifts Result In The “Kern Wildenthal General Director And CEO” Position
There’s a theory that bad news is announced on Fridays. Well, The Dallas Opera is turning the tables on that way of thinking. Word has just been sent that philanthropist Margaret McDermott and The Eugene McDermott Foundation have made “two extraordinary new gifts, totaling $2 million” to the Opera.In making the gifts, the request was made and approved “that the position … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Margaret McDermott’s And The Eugene McDermott Foundation’s $2M Gifts Result In The “Kern Wildenthal General Director And CEO” Position
JUST IN: The Dallas Opera Board Extends Contracts Of Key Leaders Until 2022
Just as the season was transitioning into the uber-giving season, word arrived that The Dallas Opera has given a big couple of gifts to the artistic community of Dallas. The Dallas Opera Board extended the contracts of General Director/CEO Keith Cerny and Musical Director Emanuel Villaume to June 30, 2022.According to Board Chair Steve Suellentrop, “Over the past five … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Dallas Opera Board Extends Contracts Of Key Leaders Until 2022
Dallas Opera Scores Points By Sharing Emmanuel Villaume With The Prestigious Richard Tucker Music Foundation
Was it just a year-and-a-half ago that charming Emmanuel Villaume was named the Dallas Opera Music Director? Leave it to Keith Cerny to spot and snatch a winner! In the opera world, the DO was showing its stuff by landing the Frenchman.But along with the giddiness of having Emmanuel comes a need to be big enough to share. And that’s what’s happened.Emmanuel was … [Read more...] about Dallas Opera Scores Points By Sharing Emmanuel Villaume With The Prestigious Richard Tucker Music Foundation
JUST IN: The Dallas Opera Has Its New Music Director — Emmanuel Villaume
The Dallas Opera General Director/CEO Keith Cerny arrived at work this morning with a big smile on his face. He had good reason. After months of searching, he revealed TDO's new music director — Emmanuel Villaume.While media artistic types like Lawson Taitte, Scott Cantrell, Peter Simek et al were focused on the maestro's musical abilities and experience, the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Dallas Opera Has Its New Music Director — Emmanuel Villaume
Dallas Opera new General Director has a Household of Musicians
It appears that the Dallas Opera’s new general director, Keith Cerny, is going to be calling the Park Cities home. Following yesterday’s press conference at the Winspear, eldest son Mathew was asked where he was going to go to school. He answered, “A high school in University Park.”In addition to Mathew, Keith is bringing college sweetheart/wife Jennifer and their three … [Read more...] about Dallas Opera new General Director has a Household of Musicians