Single Tickets Available for The Dallas Opera As Of 9/12

The Dallas Opera has announced that single ticket sales to the general public for the action-packed 2011-2012 Season - their third in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center - will begin on Monday, September 12, 2010 at 10:00 am.

Single tickets will be priced, starting at $25 and may be purchased conveniently online at dallasopera.org or by calling the friendly staff at the Dallas Opera Ticket Services office at 214.443.1000.

Season subscriptions for all four productions start at just $76. FLEX three-performance subscriptions, and "Build Your Own" subscriptions starting at $75 are on sale now, as well! (Yes, you can add an opera for one, cool buck!)

The productions of the 2011-2012 "Tragic Obsessions" Season, presented by Texas Instruments Foundation, are:

· LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti
(Oct. 21, 23m, 26, 29 & Nov. 6m, 2011)
· TRISTAN & ISOLDE by Richard Wagner (Opera in Concert)
(Feb. 16, 19m, 22 & 25, 2012)
· LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi
(April 13, 15m, 18, 21, 27 & 29m, 2012)
· THE MAGIC FLUTE by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(April 20, 22m, 25, 28, May 4 & 6m, 2012)

Any remaining single tickets for the inaugural production of the Dallas Opera's new Chamber Opera Series, The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies, will go on sale in December-after Dallas Opera and Dallas Theater Center subscribers have had a chance to make their purchases. Seating is limited.

"During the upcoming season," explains Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Keith Cerny, "we'll be exploring ways to refresh and re-imagine our approach to some of the most popular and compelling works in the repertoire. At the same time, we will also strive to keep the company on a bold, 21st century trajectory through the use of exciting new technologies, innovative use of the extraordinary production capabilities of the Winspear Opera House, and a renewed emphasis on strengthening connections with our existing patrons while also developing new audiences."

A host of noteworthy Dallas Opera on-stage debuts this season include:

· Elena Mosuc. This remarkable Romanian soprano was selected her country's "Woman of the Year" in 2009. She has been praised by Renata Scotto as "the ideal interpreter of Lucia di Lammermoor" and will make her company debut in this title role.
· Bryan Hymel, an "ardent and charismatic" New Orleans-born tenor with "an attractive warm timbre" (Allan Kozinn, The New York Times) is recognized as one of the most exciting lyric tenors onstage today; an artist who leaves audiences breathless! Look for his TDO debut as Edgardo di Ravenwood in our LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.

· Luca Grassi, an Italian baritone making his American debut as Lord Enrico Ashton in our revival of LUCIA. "This guy is destined for a great career," trumpeted Barihunks which also praised his "rich, dark top voice."
· Jordan Bisch, "an impressive bass with an easy, smooth vocal production" (Judith Malafronte, Opera News) will sing the role of Raimondo Bidebent, also in LUCIA.
· Jukka Rasilainen, a renowned Wagnerian making his American debut in the role of Tristan's retainer, Kurvenal, in our performances of TRISTAN & ISOLDE.
· Kristinn Sigmundsson, Iceland's foremost bass, will make his Dallas Opera debut in the pivotal role of King Marke of Cornwall in our new TRISTAN, with projections by Elaine J. McCarthy, the creator of special video affects for our world premiere production of MOBY-DICK.
· Myrtò Papatanasiu, a Greek soprano who triumped in the leading role in LA TRAVIATA at both Welsh National Opera and in Rome. Praised for her "beautiful coloratura and balance" (Paolo Isotta, Corriere della Sera), she will make her American operatic debut as the doomed courtesan Violetta Valery.
· Laurent Naouri, a leading French baritone will make his TDO debut as Giorgio Germont in LA TRAVIATA. Praised by Chicago Classical Review "as fatherly yet compassionate and his memorable ‘Di provenza' was a highlight of the evening."
· Shawn Mathey, "a honeyed tenor" (Lawrence A. Johnson) and already a star in Europe, now conquering the American stage in a variety of roles including Mozart's Tamino, in which he will make his company debut.
· L'ubica Vargicová, our "Queen of the Night" in THE MAGIC FLUTE is a gorgeous Slovakian coloratura soprano who has sung this challenging role in theaters around the world.

The benefits of becoming a Dallas Opera subscriber will take a significant leap during the 2011-2012 Season. In addition to perks that already include priority seating, lost ticket replacement, invitations to special events and dramatic savings over the price of single tickets, the company is adding two, new FREE incentives for full-season (four-performance) subscribers:

· An exclusive patron recital on November 9, 2011, "A Cabaret Evening with Patricia Racette," featuring the luminous Miss Racette performing selections from the "Great American Songbook" in the intimacy of the Winspear Opera House.

· And a lively, fun-filled Family Concert on November 12, 2011, featuring stellar soprano Ava Pine, tenor Aaron Blake and mezzo Sasha Cooke in performance with the esteemed Dallas Opera Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Barrese.

Writing about a recent Patricia Racette cabaret performance, Joe Banno of The Washington Post found the singer "so magnetic, so naturally inside the style, she left other opera singers' stiff-backed attempts at this repertoire in the dust...She needs to be heard in this material."

And, as mentioned, subscribers will get "first crack" at tickets for the Dallas Opera's thrilling new Chamber Opera Series, being inaugurated in February with Peter Maxwell Davies' THE LIGHTHOUSE. This contemporary opera, being produced in collaboration with the Dallas Theater Center, will be conducted by the renowned Nicole Paiement and staged by the DTC's acclaimed Artistic Director, Kevin Moriarty, in his opera debut!

Full season subscriptions (four performances) for the 2011-2012 Season range from $75 to $1,015. Inner Circle seating may be higher.

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