North Texas’ newest entertainment district and Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, The Star in Frisco, is the location for a free Dallas Opera Simulcast this weekend, the fifteenth in the company’s history.
A critically acclaimed production of Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini will be presented live this coming Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. from the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas.
The Madame Butterfly Simulcast is generously sponsored by The Dallas Foundation.
The program begins at 6:00 p.m. hosted by KLUV Radio’s Jody Dean and The Dallas Opera’s Education Program Senior Manager Kristian Roberts. Activities include the Family Fun Zone 5:00-7:00 p.m., trivia, behind-the-scenes interviews, and a WB Classics presentation of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in “What’s Opera, Doc?” considered one of the cleverest and most popular animated cartoons of all time.
The curtain goes up on the opera performance at 7:30 p.m.
With poignant melodies, memorable characters and a heart-wrenching storyline, Madame Butterfly has captivated audiences and dampened handkerchiefs for more than a hundred years. Loosely based on true events in Nagasaki, Japan, the unforgettable opera tells the tale of a young, naïve Japanese woman, Cio-Cio-San (soprano Hui He), blinded by her love for a callous American naval officer (tenor Gianluca Terranova). Lucas Meachem stars as Sharpless and Manuela Custer as Suzuki, with David Cangelosi as Goro and Reginald Smith, Jr. as The Bonze.
“The Dallas Foundation has been proud to serve as the Founding Sponsor of The Dallas Opera’s simulcasts at AT&T Stadium since 2012, helping to provide families throughout our community the chance to experience world-class opera in this unique and relaxed setting,” remarked Mary M. Jalonick, President and CEO of The Dallas Foundation. “This year’s simulcast performance at The Star in Frisco, will offer audiences an opportunity to enjoy one of the most well-known operas in one of our area’s newest event venues.”
