In addition to her musical interests, Ms. Birmingham is a Certified Public Accountant, earning the third highest score in Texas on the CPA exam in November 2000. The program will open with Study for Orchestra by American composer Julia Perry, who was born in Akron, Ohio, and attended Westminster Choir College. He attended numerous summer music festivals including the National Repertory Orchestra, and Tanglewood Music Center. But there was dazzling excitement where called for, at the end with eight horns standing and blazing fanfares from trumpets and trombones. When she was 11 she saw and heard the orchestra visiting her school, her career path was set in her mind. Experience Canada National Chorus and Orchestra live at Carnegie Hall - Isaac Stern Auditorium in New York, NY on April 01, 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Wichita State University and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. The Dallas Symphony announced on Monday that the Met musicians would join its players for performances of Mahlers Symphony No. In 2009, she got her first orchestral job with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, with which she has advanced to Principal Viola. ", "Announcing the Resignation of General Director and CEO Keith Cerny", "The Dallas opera Proudly Announces Our New Music Director Emmanuel Villaume", "Dallas Opera names SMU grad as new general director and CEO". Repertoire to include Brahms, Piano Concerto No.1 and Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas and a Master of Music degree from Southern Methodist University. Although The Dallas Opera Orchestra, by necessity, is largely out of sight during most performances, there's no doubt that this group of professional musicians forms the backbone of every Dallas Opera productionproviding atmosphere, artistry, high drama and consistent vocal support. [2] ); at home in Connecticut, she tends her neglected garden and reconnects with her husband, bassist Ed Allman. On Monday through Wednesday evenings, DSO and Met Opera musicians will collaborate in a series of six chamber-music concerts in area churches. In the 2022/23 season, Zukerman will lead a chamber music program with DSO and SMU musicians on November 22. In it, the Egyptian queen laments the loss of her lover Mark Anthony and the conquering of her land by Octavius Caesar. But a relationship with her teacher, Auguste Rodin, became destructive, and growing paranoia doomed her to spend her last 30 years in a mental institution. Her mezzo could rage or confide, occasionally dipping into a powerful chest voice. Perfect for audiences of all ages and sung in English, Hansel and Gretel brings back soprano Elena Villaln (Flight, 2021/2022), as Gretel, and marks the TDO debut of countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim, who brings his "striking vocal purity" (Financial Times) to the role of Hansel. Also known as his Symphony No. French Horn. About. The musicians of the Metropolitan Opera's orchestra, who . 2. Luisi also welcomes composer-in-residence Anglica Negrn for the world premiere of her work Arquitecta. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. With our programming this season, we hope to reflect that diversity and share voices from around the world., FABIO LUISI EMBARKS ON THIRD SEASON AS MUSIC DIRECTOR, LEADING NINE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERE OF ANGLICA NEGRNS ARQUITECTA AND CONTINUATION OF RECORDED CYCLE OF BRAHMSS SYMPHONIES. AsVanity Fairnotes, she is young, highly successful, [and] politically engaged, with the ability to inject each note she sings with a sense of grace and urgency, lending her performances the feel of being both of the moment and incredibly timeless.. Trombone. After the musicians and the company reached their deal on temporary pay, he sent a letter to the Mets leaders urging them to find a solution to compensate our artists appropriately.. Principal Viola in the Dallas Opera Orchestra and teacher of strings to young people, Liesl-Ann deVilliers knew she wanted music to be her career the moment that a string orchestra visited her grade school in South Africa so many years ago. explores the early music that started it all and pays tribute to the first musical legends who sang their way into history including Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ma Rainey and Louis Armstrong. Music director Emmanuel Villaume conducts the Dallas Opera orchestra during a concert at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Oct. 22. Eric has been a member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra since 1999, and has been a Texas Winds musician since 2004. Fabio Luisi will lead an evening of selections from Lehrs treasured operetta The Merry Widow starring mezzo-soprano Susan Grahaman artist to treasure (The New York Times)and baritone Thomas Hampsonone of the worlds greatest opera singers (Good Morning America). She lives in Dallas and enjoys riding her trike around White Rock Lake. John Williamss music can be heard throughout film history from Jaws and Star Wars to Schindlers List and Munich. The final work on the program will be the Third Symphony of Louise Farrenc. Website by Grace Browning; Photography by Karen Almond Photography, Grace Browning, and Forest Aten; Logo by Anastasia V. Johnson. Mr. Maxwell was a faculty member and the Assistant Principal Cellist in the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra at North Carolina's Eastern Music Festival. In planning a concert to precede the Symposium, three female voices from an earlier time fit perfectly. Beginning in May 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship), will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner's complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with internationally renowned singers. PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR JEFF TYZIK LEADS THREE PERFORMANCES SPANNING DECADES OF MUSIC, Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik (Dot & Paul Mason Podium) will begin his tenth season with the DSO with music from blues and soul to hits of the 80s. The Symposium will include networking events, performances and opportunities forpeer engagementon the unique experiences of women in classical music. (November 4, 5 and 6, 2022), Our program at the beginning of November, leading into the Women in Classical Music Symposium, was a pleasure to discover, said Luisi. His previous orchestral positions include Principal Violist of the Midland/Odessa Symphony and string quartet, Principal Violist of the Abilene Philharmonic, and Associate Principal Violist of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. Elizabeth Askren-an alumna of the second TDO Hart Institute for Women Conductors-makes her TDO debut leading The Dallas Opera Orchestra. The 2022/23 season will mark New's eighth season as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and her fourth season as Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This four-day event will gather classical music professionals from around the world for talks and panel discussions on topics relevant to women in the classical music industry. The DSO will present Holly Jolly Celebration: A C-Suite Christmas on Wednesday, December 7. His successor, Karen Stone, was appointed in mid-2003 as the company's fifth General Director. A native of Abilene, Texas, Mr. Maxwell is currently Principal Cellist with the Dallas Opera Orchestra. The concert, with a second sold-out performance set Saturday, was a benefit for the MET Orchestra Musicians Fund and the Dallas-Fort Worth Musicians COVID-19 Relief Fund. Subscribers receive access to Next Stage as a benefit of their subscription and are able to view all available concerts for free. We invite you to join us! The orchestra played in the pit. PINCHAS ZUKERMANS SECOND SEASON AS ARTISTIC & PRINCIPAL EDUCATION PARTNER. In addition to working in the Dallas Opera, he is a regular extra violist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and plays in the Crested Butte (CO) Music Festival during the summer season. That can be music that is truly new and contemporary as well as music that is new to us, forgotten works or forgotten artists who deserve to be performed. Villaume and the orchestra were no less dramatic forces, but coordination might have been surer if DiDonato hadnt been so far upstage. Musicians get daily COVID-19 tests. His primary teachers were Donald McInnes, Ralph Fielding, and Erika Eckert. THE DALLAS OPERA'S 2022|2023 SEASON. Shawna Hamilton has received her bachelor and master degrees in music performance at the University of North Texas where she studied with cello professor Eugene Osadchy. In addition to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the DSO has two additional movies that will fill your hearts with cinematic joy. Your email address will not be published. No conductor is more elegantly fastidious than Luisi in conveying details of timing, timbre, attack and release, and overall shape of music. Lise is well known for her interpretation of Clara Schumanns concerto, but the works by Perry and Farrenc were new to me. Bassoon. Ms. Hamilton has worked with the Dallas Opera since 2007 and was appointed assistant principal in 2013. Dallasopera.org, 214-443 . By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Review: Star mezzo Joyce DiDonato joins Dallas Opera Orchestra, conductor Emmanuel Villaume, in concert, (Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor), Rousing Mendelssohn, Parry from Paul McCreesh and the Dallas Symphony and Chorus, Jerry LeVias remembers triumphs and struggles at SMU in event at The News, Whos playing in D-FW: Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Steve Aoki, Bob Schneider, WizKid, Meet FCC Presents, the Dallas comedy troupe that starts from a very Black place, Movies in North Texas theaters on March 3 and coming soon, American Airlines, flight attendants file for mediation during contract negotiations, New Uptown office tower lands second major lease, Years after North Texas bid for Amazons second headquarters, retail giant halts plan, Mesquite to become the site of new 2,500-home community, North Texas builders see influx of activity in new year, but challenges persist, What we know after 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home, 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home; suspect in custody, The Cowboys are closer than you think to a total makeover at running back, How a Texas districts reaction to school shooting fears highlights discipline concerns, UIL boys basketball playoffs (6A): Tre Johnson, Lake Highlands shine; DeSoto defense rises, Mark Wahlberg pours tequila for fans at Dallas restaurant during thunderstorm, 12 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants that have closed in 2023, Rangers sign lefty Will Smith to one-year deal to bolster bullpen, Rangers assign Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker to minor league camp in first round of cuts, Chambelanes cambian de look: bailarines se adaptan a una nueva moda y ritmo en DFW. . In general, I wondered how a year without regular performances might impact players fingers, bow arms and embouchures. During the pandemic, the Dallas Symphony was one of a few major U.S. orchestras to present socially distanced concerts with live audiences throughout the 2020/21 Season. Guest conductors & performances. The next production Our Town - Opera will perform at the Ellen Eccles Theatre on July 12th, 2023 at 7:30pm. 1 april 30 and may 1 at 7:30pm morton h. meyerson symphony center - dallas, texas. Four mainstage series packages are available to subscribers, with the family operas and recital available as add-ons before single tickets go on sale July 29.Subscription packages start at $89 for all four operas, with subscribers saving up to 30% over the cost of purchasing operas individually. The official Twitter account of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Jenkins and Shaw will bring to life iconic hits including Respect, Think, A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools and Amazing Grace., The DSO will bring back the magic of Hogwarts with the second film from one of the most beloved series in history, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. After going without paychecks for nearly a year, members of the Met Orchestra voted last month to return to the bargaining table in exchange for temporary pay of up to $1,543 a week. Louis Blues, House of the Rising Sun, Nobody Knows When Youre Down and OutandBaby Wont You Please Come Home. (June 23, 24 and 25, 2023). "TDO Connections work continues in 2022/2023 as well, with extended explorations both online and in person accompanying Rigoletto and Cos fan tutte. Dallas audiences will enjoy the full film projected in HD on the big screen while the DSO performs the unforgettable score live to picture. But first, a bit of background. But it did annoy at least one person experiencing his first performance there in a year and a half. She will also be performing for her third year this summer in a collaboration concert with Texas Camerata and Queens Baroque Ensemble at the Eglise Saint-Louis-en-l'lle in Paris, France. To reserve a table early, contact Tab Boyles, Director of Event Planning at t.boyles@dalsym.com. A slightly older French contemporary of the Schumanns, Farrenc was known mostly for her piano music, but she also wrote chamber music and three large works for orchestra. The production from San Francisco Opera opens at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St., Dallas, TX) on Friday, March 24, at 7:30pm with three performances to follow on March 26 (m), 29, and April 1 . The Blues is at the heart and soul of nearly every form of popular music of the past 100 years. The evening will includeSt. She later pursued post-masters studies with Eugene Osadchy. She co-directs the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Young Strings Cello Camp every summer and is a Certified Suzuki Cello Teacher. Subscriptions are now available for sale at dallassymphony.org, and packages begin at $176. Katrina leads a dual life in both Dallas and her home in Connecticut: in addition to her position with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, she is Assistant Principal Violist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, joined the Rhode Island Philharmonic's viola section in 2013 and, during the summers, is Principal Violist of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY (where she has never visited the Baseball Hall of Fame). Chair) with a program co-curated with Composer-in-Residence Anglica Negrn, leading the DSO premiere of Negrns What Keeps Me Awake. The DSO continued online music lessons to more than 300 students as part of its Young Strings and Kim Noltemy Young Musicians programs and increased its online dissemination of concerts through a newly designed website and on social media. New subscriptions will be available starting Friday, April 15, 2022. She moved to Dallas in 2008 and has performed with . Former staff classical music critic Scott Cantrell continues contributing as a freelance writer on classical music and art. We are thrilled to present a diverse range of music and to explore classical music in new ways and from new perspectives, said Kim Noltemy. Fabio Luisi leading the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 2011. the Mets principal conductor for more than five years, It will be one of the hottest tickets in town. Form and structure are laid bare with blazing clarity. (November 17, 18 and 19 2022), In his two final concerts of the season, Luisi mixes the familiar with the unique. This included a nine-city simulcast of Tod Machover's Death and the Powers. Viola. He was a Meadows Scholarship graduate of SMU and has been a member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra since 1989. Luisi is known worldwide for his interpretation of opera, especially Verdi. The production from San Francisco Opera opens at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St., Dallas, TX) on Friday, March 24, at 7:30pm with three performances to follow on March 26 (m), 29, and April 1. All performances take place at Winspear Opera House unless noted. ABOUT THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAThe Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Fabio Luisi, presents world-class orchestral music at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, one of the worlds top-rated concert halls. The New York Times has singled out performances in the series as concerts to watch.. She also performs in various ensembles in the metroplex, including Texas Camerata and Spectrum Chamber Music Ensemble. DiDonato did an impressive job of picking pitches out of clear air and delivering emotional and coloristic nuances, ably abetted by Villaume and the orchestra. Audiences in the 2,000-seat hall have been gradually increased to around 500. Oboe. The DSO has a tradition dating back to 1900 and is a cornerstone of the unique, 118-acre Arts District in Downtown Dallas that is home to multiple performing arts venues, museums and parks the largest district of its kind in the nation. Subscription price freeze guaranteed through June 30, 2022. 1. (October 7, 8 and 9, 2022), As a prelude to the fourth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium, Luisi will present music by three female composers, two from the 19th century and one from the mid-20th century. Performances begin December 2 and run through December 11. In January, Nzet-Sguin, the Mets music director, agreed to give up to $50,000 in matching donations to the orchestra and chorus. The vocal works were performed with projected texts. Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America has announced that tickets for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show are on sale now. 8:06 AM on Oct 10, 2022 CDT. He is the father of four musically inclined sons who play in tune most of the time. Clarinet. Tickets to this performance cost between $54.00 - $101.00. Ms. Peguero has performed as a soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Dominican National Symphony, as well as in a chamber performance in the Texas Musical Outreach concert series featuring the Beethoven string quartets. "Wagner's Das Rheingold returns to The Dallas Opera stage for the first time in 25 years in a new production from The Atlanta Opera. (October 28, 30(m), November 2, and 5, 2022)"We are all extremely excited for this next season, our 65th," said Music Director Emmanuel Villaume. Cantrell, Scott, "Dallas Opera chief leaving", "Keith Cerny and Emmanuel Villaume Extend TDO Contracts to June 2022! Kevin McAllister gets left Home Alone in a screening of the 1990 classic holiday film. Musicians arranged chamber ensembles for outdoor performances. It will be a power-packed evening of the decades #1 hit songs, includingThe Power of Love, Time After Time, Material Girl, Another One Bites the Dust, Footloose, Addicted to Loveand many others. Upon receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees in music performance, he began playing in many of the local orchestras, including those of Carrollton, Plano, Richardson, and Tyler. Programming for the Texas Instruments Classical Series will include composers heard for the first time at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center as well as lesser-known pieces by iconic composers. The limited and socially distanced audience was audibly thrilled to be there. The physical and emotional weight of caring for family and home transcends the passage of time and endures beyond loss; it ultimately becomes inextricable from the conception of self and, paradoxically, a solace., Luisi closes his season with the orchestra with two works by Carl Orff, the iconic Carmina Burana and the unusual Catulli Carmina. It does not represent the views, positions, or opinions of The Dallas Opera, but only those of the musicians and their Union, The Dallas/Fort Worth Professional Musicians Association, Local 72-147, American Federation of Musicians. He will be greatly missed, and we look forward to celebrating him throughout our 65th anniversary season. Stone resigned from the post effective 30 September 2007. The musicians, who went unpaid for nearly a year, have been invited to join Fabio Luisi, their former principal conductor, and his Dallas Symphony for two benefit concerts. [1] In its first season, Maria Callas performed in an inaugural recital conducted by Rescigno, at Music Hall at Fair Park. THE THORN will play the Music Hall at Fair for a limited run March 8 and 9, 2023 as part of a national tour that will visit 11 cities this spring. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Vilma Peguero has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician and is also a respected teacher and mentor in the Dallas community. To learn more and purchase a sponsorship package, contact Sarah Whitling at s.whitling@dalsym.com or (214) 871-4062. Anthony Whitworth-Jones became General Director in 2001. RIGOLETTO. Violin I. Violin II. Although this was announced as the first full-orchestra concert in the United States since the coronavirus pandemic shut down live performances in March 2020, the Fort Worth Symphony did a full-orchestra concert in February. "It is one of the best we have ever planned, and it will give to our community world-class performances. Next Stage, Presented by PNC Bank will offer select performances from the Texas Instruments Classical Series, the Pops Series, Presented by Capital One and Dallas Symphony Presents concerts on-demand at watch.dallassymphony.org, the DSOs media portal. For tickets call (214) 849.4376 today. Although sometimes glancing at an adjacent music stand, both physically and vocally DiDonato certainly embodied the scenes tortured emotions. A free video stream will be available within a couple of weeks. [6] Graeme Jenkins, who was music director from 1994 to 2013, now has the title of Music Director Emeritus with the company. dallas symphony orchestra and members of the metropolitan opera orchestra unite for a special concert led by fabio luisi. The DSO will perform Celephais from that work. AT&T Performing Arts Center's website will have the latest information. Katrina leads a dual life in both Dallas and her home in Connecticut: in addition to her position with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, she is Assistant Principal Violist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, joined the Rhode Island Philharmonic's viola section in 2013 and, during the summers, is Principal Violist of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY (where . A broadcast version of the performance will air on Bloomberg Media in December 2023, the third year the program will reach a global audience. During his tenure, he initiated the company's public simulcast series in locations ranging from AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys) to Klyde Warren Park. The . For all the expert musicians onstage, this wasnt the tidiest Mahler First youll hear. This past fall saw two television broadcasts featuring Luisi and the DSO. Opening the Dallas Opera's 65th anniversary season, Saturday night's performance of Verdi's Rigoletto was one you'd be happy to have on a compact disc. We are not affiliated with TicketMaster or Live Nation. This is early Berlioz, but already theres a visceral dramatic sense, vividly orchestrated. One of Mozart's three Da Ponte operas, Cos stars sopranos Sara Gartland as Fiordiligi and Diana Newman as Despina; mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong-in her TDO debut-as Dorabella; baritone Lucas Meachem (The Barber of Seville, 2021/2022) as Guglielmo and tenor David Portillo as Ferrando; and baritone Rod Gilfry, as Don Alfonso. He will return in January 2023 to lead a second chamber music program at SMU and play-conduct with the DSO. He will also lead intensive chamber-music coaching and instrument tutoring sessions in partnership with Southern Methodist Universitys Meadows School of the Arts. I am finding it increasingly hard to justify what has happened, he wrote. [4], In April 2018, the company announced the appointment of Ian Derrer as its next general director and CEO effective July 2018. He will be joined by Spanish pianist Javier Perianes who will also make his DSO debut with Ravels Piano Concerto in G Major. The four trumpeters and five trombonists played from the front row of the choral terrace above the stage. The Met has presented no performances since March 10, 2020, and its orchestra musicians have been furloughed without pay for nearly a year. This production is located at 43 South Main Logan, UT. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, Luisis tenure to date has been marked by remarkable artistic growth for the orchestra, visibility in the national media and a host of innovative initiatives. In his final show of the season, Tyzik and vocalist Shayna Steele will join together for Nothin But the Blues! In Arquitecta Hernndez captures the maternal spirit and its connection to tangible spaces often burdened by a lifetime of memories and labor, both visible and invisible. Originally scored for mezzo and string quartet, it was performed in the subsequent orchestration. One of six children, all of whom played an instrument when they were young, Liesl would be the only one to become a professional musician and musical teacher. She and her husband live near White Rock Lake with their two dogs. Presented by the Dallas Opera, the occasion was a concert featuring star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the Dallas Opera Orchestra, led by music director Emmanuel Villaume. Tenor Ren Barbera (The Pearl Fishers, 2021/2022) sings the role of The Duke of Mantua in a new-to-Dallas co-production with the Atlanta and Houston Grand operas, directed by Tomer Zvulun and conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, with sets by Erhard Rom, and costumes by Jessica Jahn (TDO debut). Rounding out the cast are Lindsay Ammann as Erda, Diana Newman as Woglinde, Hannah Ludwig as Welgunde, and a host of artists making their TDO debuts: bass-baritone Peixin Chen as Fasolt, bass Soloman Howard as Fafner, bass-baritone Joseph Barron as Donner, tenor Robert Stahley as Froh, and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Feinstein as Flosshilde. Set design is by Erhard Rom, with costume design by Mattie Ulrich in her TDO debut. He has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Olympic Order, and numerous Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. The company performs at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, one venue of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Flute. It is scored for a full orchestra of percussion instruments, full chorus and soloists. Catch up on the day's news you need to know. A spokesman for the Dallas Symphony said that roughly 40 to 50 Met musicians were expected to travel to Dallas for the concerts, and added that they would be paid for the performances. Playing a Mahler Symphony to . (February 17, 18 and 19, 2023), Lopez-Yaez will return to the DSO at the end of the season to lead performances of Troupe Vertigo, the Los Angeles-based theatrical circus company that has been a popular event at the Meyerson in past seasons. The orchestra said in a statement Tuesday that ticket buyers will be offered refunds. Derrer added, "Maestro Rom has been a fixture of The Dallas Opera's artistic team for more than three decades, leading our outstanding chorus in an impressive array of operatic styles, genres, and languages. Colin is an avid runner, and enjoys hiking, cooking, and sharing life's many adventures with his wife Keira, and 2 year old son Morgan. The event will open with the Sunday, November 6 performance of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Set design is by Erhard Rom, with costume design by Constance Hoffmann. A long-time student of the late Lev Aronson, Mr. Maxwell is an active chamber music performer in the Dallas area and is one of the founding members of the Trinity Chamber Players. Individual concerts are available for $10 and a season pass is $125. Zukerman has a long association with the Dallas Symphony beginning with his first performance with the orchestra in 1977. Rarely is a concert hall as charged with electricity as the Meyerson Symphony Center was Friday night. The Met, which has said that the pandemic has cost $150 million in lost revenue, and its general director, Peter Gelb, are insisting on long-term pay cuts to offset those losses cuts a number of other leading orchestras have agreed to. This website is owned and operated by The Dallas Opera Players Committee. The musicians of the Metropolitan Operas orchestra, who went unpaid for nearly a year, are getting a hand from one of their old maestros, Fabio Luisi. A world-renowned interpreter of the music of Richard Strauss, he conducts the composers tone poem Don Quixote for his first concert weekend, with cellist Jan Vogler making his DSO debut as soloist in the work.