Douglas Cuomo’s critically-acclaimed Arjuna’s Dilemma tells the story of Arjuna, a young warrior prince beset by a moral dilemma, and fuses Western classical, chamber and jazz music with North Indian musical idioms to create a “gripping” and “gorgeous” work. Featuring Tony Boutté and Humayan Khan. Ambassadors will enjoy a reception before the performance and a seated dinner afterward in the stunning Rem Koolhaas-designed Wyly Theatre.
OPERA America Ambassadors: To purchase tickets, contact Dan Cooperman, director of development, at 646.699.5266 or DCooperman@operaamerica.org.
Presented by The Dallas Opera Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer’s Everest tells the true story of the 1996 disaster that killed eight people as they attempted to scale the world’s tallest peak. Sarah Jane McMahon and Julia Rose Arduino join Andrew Bidlack and Kevin Burdette, who reprise their roles from the 2015 Dallas world premiere. Emmanuel Villaume conducts. Champagne and desserts will be served at the private Post-Performance Ambassador Reception at the Winspear Opera House. OPERA America Ambassadors: To purchase tickets, contact Dan Cooperman, director of development, at 646.699.5266 or DCooperman@operaamerica.org.
Fort Worth Opera presents Voir Dire, an explosive world-premiere opera featuring true crime stories based on librettist Jason Zencka’s time as a crime reporter. With music by Matthew Peterson, this “gut-wrenching…disturbing, explicit” work is sure to be a provocative night at the opera. Prior to the performance, Ambassadors join trustees of Fort Worth Opera for dinner at Grace Restaurant, where award-winning chef Blaine Staniford reinvents American standards in a sleek space on Fort Worth’s Main Street. OPERA America Ambassadors: To purchase tickets, contact Dan Cooperman, director of development, at 646.699.5266 or DCooperman@operaamerica.org.
Bellini’s tragic opera tells the story of the doomed relationship between druid high priestess Norma and Roman proconsul Pollione. John Conklin’s acclaimed production of Norma is presented by The Dallas Opera and features Elza van den Heever as Norma and Yonghoon Lee as Pollione under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume. OPERA America Ambassadors: To purchase tickets, contact Dan Cooperman, director of development, at 646.699.5266 or DCooperman@operaamerica.org.
