The Dallas Opera’s Welcome Back Song Series

The Dallas Opera launches the three-event “Welcome Back” Song Series in the Winspear Opera House. The company’s first event in the Winspear since it was forced to cease live performances in February 2020 because of COVID-19, the new series will feature four celebrated opera stars in three unique events:

CANCELED
Bass Morris Robinson
Wednesday, March 31, 7:30pm
The classical program, “An Evening in Song with Morris Robinson,” includes Mozart’s Mentre ti lascio, O figlia!, K. 513, and "O, wie will ich triumphieren" from The Abduction from the Seraglio; Hugo Wolf’s Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo; Verdi’s "Il lacerato spirito” from Simon Boccanegra; Bernstein’s Greeting; selections from Margaret Bonds’ Three Dream Portraits, and more. Caren Levine is the pianist for Mr. Robinson’s program.

CANCELED
Soprano Leah Crocetto and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton
Saturday, April 3, 2pm
Audiences will have the opportunity to hear these two great artists in an “American Songbook” of favorites by composers including Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Jason Robert Brown, and more. Selections will include “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Over the Rainbow,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “Sentimental Mood,” and more. Mark Markham is the pianist for the program.

Countertenor John Holiday
Friday, April 9, 7:30pm
Lauded on the opera stage, he also created a sensation with fans of NBC’s “The Voice,” for which he was one of the finalists for the grand prize. In “The John Holiday Experience,” he will offer an array of hits by composers from a multitude of genres, including Stevie Wonder, George Gershwin, Thelonious Monk, Fats Waller, and Beethoven. “Summertime,” “You are the Sunshine of My Life,” “’Round Midnight,” and “Fly Me to the Moon,” are just some of the selections audiences will enjoy in this eclectic program. Pianists for his program are Kevin J. Miller and Neeki Bey.

Full biographies for all artists can be found at dallasopera.org. English supertitles will be used for all events.

In addition to mandatory masks and social-distanced seating, a full range of meticulous COVID-19 precautions will be in place.

All current subscribers (2020/2021 season) are being offered the opportunity to enjoy one of the recitals free. Limit one ticket per 2020/2021 subscriber, with a maximum of two per household.