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FWO Archives: Carlisle Floyd's 'Of Mice and Men' Program Notes (2008 Festival)
Of Mice and Men Program Notes from our 2008 Fort Worth Opera Festival. Of Mice and Men portrays the integrity of a promise, the power of a d

Fort Worth Opera
May 26, 20207 min read
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FWO Archives: 'Hamlet' Program Notes (2015 Festival)
The following is an excerpt from our 2015 Festival program book. Ambroise Thomas French composer Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (1811-...

Fort Worth Opera
May 19, 20205 min read
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FWO Archives: 'Julius Caesar' Program Notes (2011 Festival)
Julius Caesar Program Notes Nicola Haym was an Italian musician resident in London, who combined several scripts from Venice and Milan to...

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May 14, 20206 min read
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FWO Archives: 'Hydrogen Jukebox' Program Notes (2011 Festival)
Dive in behind-the-scenes of the 2011 Fort Worth Opera production of 'Hydrogen Jukebox.'

Fort Worth Opera
May 6, 20207 min read
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FWO Archives: 'Voir Dire' Synopsis (2017 World Premiere featuring the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra)
Dive into a scene-by-scene synopsis of the SOLD OUT world premiere of Fort Worth Opera's 'Voir Dire,' which premiered in our 2017 Festival.

Fort Worth Opera
Apr 28, 20206 min read
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FWO Archives: Q&A with Jason Zencka - 'Voir Dire' featuring The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
A winner of the 2014 FWOpera Frontiers showcase, composer Matthew Peterson and librettist Jason Zencka’s SOLD OUT new opera, Voir Dire, retu

Fort Worth Opera
Apr 28, 20206 min read
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FWO Archives: The Making of 'With Blood, With Ink' (World Premiere, 2014 Festival)
An opera in one act, With Blood, With Ink, is based upon the life of the visionary Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the beloved 17th-century Mexic

Fort Worth Opera
Apr 15, 20207 min read
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FWO Archives: The Making of 'Before Night Falls' (World Premiere, 2010 Festival)
THE MAKINGS OF A WORLD PREMIERE
The premiere of a new opera - a newsworthy rarity today - was once as ordinary as the opening of a film. Fo

Fort Worth Opera
Apr 14, 20209 min read
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FWO Archives: The Making of 'Frau Margot' (World Premiere, 2007 Festival)
INSPIRATION TO REALITY: THE MAKING OF FRAU MARGOT
Although the circumstances in the story of Frau Margot may seem far-fetched and detached f

Fort Worth Opera
Mar 31, 20205 min read
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FWO Archives: The World Premiere of 'Companionship'
In may of 2019, Fort Worth Opera presented a delightfully wicked world premiere opera by composer-librettist Rachel J. Peters. Adapted ...

Fort Worth Opera
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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