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The Dallas Opera Has A Hot Bargain Going On Sale Monday

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Get those credit cards warmed up for Monday’s special offering. The Dallas Opera is celebrating ten years of calling the Winspear Opera House home-sweet-home with a sweetheart deal. For 2019-2020 season, single tickets starting at $25 will be up for grabs on Monday here!And what a season it will be. Kicking off on Friday, October 18, the 63rd International “Standing … [Read more...] about The Dallas Opera Has A Hot Bargain Going On Sale Monday

JUST IN: Dolce&Gabbana Fashions Will Be On The Dallas Opera’s First Sight Runway

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Word has just arrived that The Dallas Opera’s 2019 First Sight/First Night Co-Chairs Kim and Greg Hext have landed big news for the First Sight Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Winspear Opera House. The fashions on the runway will be from the "acclaimed international design house" of Dolce&Gabbana.According to Kim, “I am delighted that The Dallas Opera will be … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dolce&Gabbana Fashions Will Be On The Dallas Opera’s First Sight Runway

The Inaugural Class Of The Dallas Opera Honorary Directors Is Announced

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Since being established in 1957, The Dallas Opera has had its ups and downs. But then hasn’t every organization? But what was been the sustaining factor in TDO weathering the changing times has been the number of people whose support and loyalty have made it endure.To pay homage to 16 such folks, the Dallas Opera Honorary Directors was recently established.According to … [Read more...] about The Inaugural Class Of The Dallas Opera Honorary Directors Is Announced

NorthPark Kicks Off The New Year With The Reveal Of Its Ambassador Class Of 2019

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When NorthPark Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 with “Fifty Years Of Giving,” the giving didn’t stop. NorthPark First Lady Nancy Nasher and Fashion and Lifestyle Ambassador Kimberly Schlegel Whitman came up with the idea of having a year-long ambassador program that would be made up of individuals known for their philanthropic contributions. During their … [Read more...] about NorthPark Kicks Off The New Year With The Reveal Of Its Ambassador Class Of 2019

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2018 First Night

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Before opening The Dallas Opera season with a performance of “The Flying Dutchman” on Friday, October 12, the 2018 First Night tip-top sponsors showed their black-tie elegance at a fabulous seated dinner in a dazzling tent adjacent to the Winspear Opera House.From the blue diamond carpeting to the diamond gems adorning the ladies, the evening supper could have … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: 2018 First Night

The Dallas Opera’s 2018 First Sight Had All The Flourish That Carmen Would Have Died For

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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

JUST IN: Kim And Greg Hext To Co-Chair 2019 First Sight/First Night And They’ve Already Landed The Luncheon Chair

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Just before the curtain went up tonight for "The Flying Dutchman" at the Winspear Opera House, the First Night big ticket black-tie crowd attended a seated dinner in a glamorous tent adjacent to the Winspear.The Dallas Opera Board Chair Lynn McBee announced to the guests that Kim and Greg Hext had agreed to co-chair the 2019 First Sight/First Night.When cornered … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Kim And Greg Hext To Co-Chair 2019 First Sight/First Night And They’ve Already Landed The Luncheon Chair

The Dallas Opera’s First Night Tent Is In Final Stages Of Preparation For Friday Night

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And while the Zoo To Do 2018 is finding cover over at the Hyatt Regency Dallas on Saturday night due to the predicted storms, The Dallas Opera's black-tie First Night is staying happily put at the Winspear. For the seated dinner preceding the production of "The Flying Dutchman" and the after party, an impressive tent was in its final stages of being be constructed. … [Read more...] about The Dallas Opera’s First Night Tent Is In Final Stages Of Preparation For Friday Night

1st Sight 1st Night Patrons Fashionably Gathered Among NorthPark’s CH Carolina Herrera Fashions

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There was no doubt that a grand scene was taking place in between NorthPark’s Neiman’s Court and Nordstrom’s Court on Wednesday, September 12. Right in front of CH Carolina Herrera was “The Fabric of Opera” — a dazzling exhibition of Dallas Opera costumes.And the timing couldn’t have been more perfectly in sync with the First Sight First Night patron party inside … [Read more...] about 1st Sight 1st Night Patrons Fashionably Gathered Among NorthPark’s CH Carolina Herrera Fashions

MySweetCharity Opportunity: First Sight, First Night

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According to The Dallas Opera Board of Directors Chair Lynn McBee,“If you have been looking for a fresh and exciting way to support the performing arts in Dallas, I have just the ticket!  Two, in fact, as The Dallas Opera launches each brand-new season with a pair of electrifying events that combine fashion, friends, fine food, and a festive atmosphere with some of the most … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: First Sight, First Night