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Fort Worth Opera scores with lively, very funny 'Regiment'

Whatever else you may say about the Fort Worth Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment, it’s surely the company’s most laugh-inducing production in a long time. A large and merry audience had a grand old time at the opening performance Saturday night in Bass Hall. Read more

Fort Worth Opera festival continues with Glory Denied

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DFW.com/Rodger Mallison

You could hardly find a more stark contrast than that between the first two entries in the Fort Worth Opera's 2013 festival. La Boheme, which opened in Bass Hall on Saturday night, is a work of lush music and t... Read more

Opera fest: For Joyce Castle, it's good to be the boss

Mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle is not afraid to thumb her nose at the aristocracy. Read more

Opera head Darren Woods steps into spotlight

Darren Woods is pleased to be singing alongside a friend in his return to the stage. Read more

Dirty Dozen entertainment guide: April 26-May 2

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HauntCon and Spring Scream at Hangman’s House of Horrors Read more

Cliburn confidential: Meet Fei-Fei Dong of China

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Besides classical, Dong loves to listen to pop music and is gaining an appreciation for jazz through a course at Juilliard. Read more

Ennis' Bluebonnet Trails: a Texas tradition

2013 Texas Wildflowers

DFW.com/Clif Bosler

Texas and bluebonnets go together like cowboys and boots. One of the best places to view bluebonnets near DFW is just a short drive south, near Ennis, Texas. Read more

Pics: Main St. Fort Worth Arts fest 2013

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Happy faces, great art, food and music paint the picture of another great Main St. fest. Read more

This 'La Boheme' packs a musical and dramatic punch

La Boheme (2013 FESTIVAL)

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More than a few tears were shed Saturday night as Mimi breathed her last in Bass Hall. Mimi is, of course, the doomed heroine of Puccini’s La Boheme, arguably the most popular opera of all time. The hall was jammed for this opening performance of the Fort Worth Opera‘s 2013 festi... Read more

Fort Worth Opera challenges audiences

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(DFW.com/Rodger Malliso)

On a Tuesday night in March, Darren Woods -- the avuncular general director of Fort Worth Opera -- is engaged in the art of the soft sell before an audience of approximately 150 people inside the auditorium of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Read more

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